Question

An animal shelter has 12 cats and 9 dogs. If 1 cat and 1 dog are adopted, would the ratio of cats to dogs remain the same? Show your work.

Answer 1

The ratio would not remain same when 1 cat and 1 dog gets adopted.

Explanation:

Given that:

There are 12 cats and 9 dogs at the animal shelter.

Ratio of cats to dogs = 12 : 9

Ratio of cats to dogs = 4 : 3

When 1 cat and 1 dog gets adopted,

Cats = 12 - 1 = 11

Dogs = 9 - 1 = 8

Ratio of cats to dogs = 11 : 8

Hence,

The ratio would not remain same when 1 cat and 1 dog gets adopted.