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?
Question
Question
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?
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.