14) If there are 7 dogs for every 4 cats in an animal shelter, and the shelter has 468 cats, how many of the animals are dogs?

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14) If there are 7 dogs for every 4 cats in an animal

shelter, and the shelter has 468 cats, how many of the
animals are dogs?

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Answer:

819 of the animals are dogs.

Explanation:

☆We can solve using proportion.

$(7 \: dogs)/(4 \: cats) = (x)/(468 \: cats) \\ \\ (4x)/(4) = (3276)/(4) \\ \\ x = 819$

Mike Dour answered Jan 16, 2022

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