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Write an equation that’s shows there are 4 times as many dogs as cats.

Write an equation that’s shows there are 4 times as many dogs as cats.-example-1
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Answer: D

Step-by-step explanation:

Since the amount of dogs there has to be 4 times more than the amount of cats, D is the answer because the equation: D=4C means that the dogs is 4 times as many cats

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Step-by-step explanation:

Let c represent the number of cats

let d represent the number of dogs

4 times as many dogs as cats means there the number of cats is 4 times number of dogs

Writing this in the form of quation:

c = 4 × d

c = 4d

making d subjct of formula, we divide both sides by 4:

c/4 = d

d = 1/4 c (option

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