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The ratio of dogs to cats was 3 to 7 if there were 210 dogs and cats on the neighborhood how many cats were there

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There would be 490 cats.
The ratios are 3:7
210:x
To find ‘x’, divide 210/3. You would get 70.
To get ‘x’, you would multiply 70*7 which equals 490.
X = 490
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I believe there would be 147 cats

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