Question

The ratio of dogs to cats is 2 to 15 if there are 90 cats how many cats and dogs are there all together

Answer 1

2/15 ?/90 15

15 times 6 =90

2 times 6 =12

there are 12 dogs

there are 102 dogs and cats altogether.

Explanation:

Answer 2

102

Explanation:

Of the ratio 2 : 15, the 15 parts are 90 cats

Divide number of cats by 15 to find one part of ratio

`(90)/(15)` = 6 ← 1 part of the ratio

2 parts = 2 × 6 = 12 ← number of dogs

Hence total = 90 + 12 = 102