Question

In a recent survey 5/8 of the Siamese cat said that they didn't mind having a lap up water from a bowl but another 3/16 admitted they would have preferred to use a straw instead of 39 of the Siamese cats gave one of these two answers how many were surveyed in total make sure your answer is fully reduced

Answer 1

48 Siamese cats were surveyed

Explanation:

Let x represent the total number of surveyed Siamese cats.

Since 5/8 of the Siamese cat said that they didn't mind having a lap up water from a bowl , hence:

Number of cats who lapped = (5/8)x

Also, 3/16 admitted they would have preferred to use a straw:

Number of cats who used straw = (3/16)x

Taking into consideration that 39 of the Siamese cats gave one of those two answers:

(5/8)x + (3/16)x = 39

(13 / 16)x = 39

x = 39 * 16 / 13

x = 48

48 Siamese cats were surveyed