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

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GPhilo · Answer 1 · 2019-11-15T11:05:26+0000

Answer:

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.