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The number of dogs to the number of cats at the pet rescue is 3:5. If there are a total of 65 cats at the rescue center, how many dogs are there at the center.

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65/5=13
13*3=39
39:65
39 dogs
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If the dogs represent 3 and the cats represent 5 then there are 39 dogs.

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