Isabelle won the raffle at the zoo and gets to feed the dolphins! The dolphin trainer gives Isabelle a bucket of fish to divide evenly among 5 dolphins. Each dolphin gets 4 fish.Which equation can you use to find the number of fish f in the bucket before Isabelle feeds the dolphins?Choices:(A) f+5=4(B) f−5=4(C) 5f=4(D) f/5=4Solve this equation for f to find the number of fish in the bucket before Isabelle feeds the dolphins.____ fish
Q. Isabelle won the raffle at the zoo and gets to feed the dolphins! The dolphin trainer gives Isabelle a bucket of fish to divide evenly among 5 dolphins. Each dolphin gets 4 fish.Which equation can you use to find the number of fish f in the bucket before Isabelle feeds the dolphins?Choices:(A) f+5=4(B) f−5=4(C) 5f=4(D) f/5=4Solve this equation for f to find the number of fish in the bucket before Isabelle feeds the dolphins.____ fish
Understand the problem: Understand the problem.Isabelle has a bucket of fish to divide evenly among 5 dolphins, and each dolphin gets 4 fish. We need to find the total number of fish in the bucket before she feeds the dolphins.
Translate the problem: Translate the problem into an equation.Since each of the 5 dolphins gets 4 fish, we can multiply the number of dolphins by the number of fish per dolphin to find the total number of fish. This gives us the equation 5×number of fish per dolphin=total number of fish in the bucket.
Identify the correct equation: Identify the correct equation from the choices.The correct equation that represents the situation is 5f=4, where f is the number of fish per dolphin. However, this equation is incorrect because it would mean each dolphin gets 54 of a fish, which is not possible in this context. We need to find the total number of fish, so the correct equation should be 5×4=f, which is not listed in the choices. The correct equation should represent the total number of fish in the bucket, which is 5 dolphins times 4 fish per dolphin.
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