The following is a rule-of-thumb for making sure fish kept in an aquarium are not too crowded: The surface area of the water should be at least 12 times the total combined length of the fish kept in the aquarium.Your10-gallonaquarium has a water surface area of288 in²

and houses the following fish: one2-inchodessa barb,three1-inchgold tetra,three1.75-inchcobra guppies, andfive1-inchneon tetra.(a) Find the total combined length of all the fish in your aquarium.

(aFind the total combined length of all the fish in your aquarium)

(b) Write and solve an inequality to find the greatest numbernof 2-inch black hatchetfish that you can safely add to your aquarium without overcrowding the fish. (Round your answer down to the nearest integer.)

n=hatchetfish