Question

In an animal shelter, the ratio of dogs to cats is 5 to.There are 25 dogs. Write and solve a proportion to find the number c of cats

Answer 1

5 cats

Explanation:

d/c = 5/1

d = 25 Substitute in the proportion

25/c = 5/1 Multiply both sides by c

25 = 5c/1

25 = 5c Divide each side by 5

c = 5

There are five cats.