Question

Rosie bought 15

goldfish. She put

them in 5 bowls.

Each bowl

received a

different number

of goldfish.

Each line of three

bowls received the

same number of

goldfish. How did

Rosie do it? Find

three different ways.

Answer 1

Answer:

The first method :

Each line of three bowls will contain = 4 fishes per bowl

second method :

Each line of three bowls will contain = 1 fish per bowl

third method

Each line of bowl will contain = 2 fishes per bowl

Step-by-step explanation:

Number of Goldfishes = 15

Number of bowls = 5

Condition : Each bowl receive a different number of Goldfish

Ideally each Bowl is supposed to receive = 15 / 5 = 3 Goldfishes

i) For each line of three bowls to receive the same number of fishes

The first method :

Each line of three bowls will contain = 4 fishes per bowl

second method :

Each line of three bowls will contain = 1 fish per bowl

Third method

Each line of bowl will contain = 2 fishes per bowl

The remaining fishes can be shared among the remaining 2 bowls randomly since from the question each bowl is permitted to receive a different number of Goldfish