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  • 20-09-2020
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The ratio of cats to dogs at a local pet shelter is 5 to 3. If there are 60 cats in the shelter, which of
the following is the number of dogs?

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  • 20-09-2020

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

cats : dogs

  5   :   3    

Since you are looking for dogs it is :-

[tex]\frac{dogs}{cats}[/tex] × 60 cats (the number of cats).

[tex]\frac{3}{5}[/tex] × 60 cats = 36 dogs.

∴ There are 36 dogs.

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