A pet boarder keeps dogs to cat ratio of 5:2. if the boarder has room for 98 animals then how many of them can be dogs?

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Dan Nestor · Answer 1 · 2020-12-09T05:27:35+0000

Answer:

70

Explanation:

Sum the parts of the ratio 5 + 2 = 7 parts

Divide 98 by 7 to find the value of one part of the ratio

98 ÷ 7 = 14 ← value of 1 part of the ratio

5 × 14 = 70 ← number of dogs