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5. The ratio of dog owners to cat owners is 4:3. If 320 people in a city own dogs, how many people own

cats?

User Ton Plomp
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Answer:

240

Explanation:

the answer is 240 bc if you divide 4 from 4:3 320/4 is 80 and use the 3 from 4:3 80x3 is 240

User Atir
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4/3 = 320/x
4x = 320*3
4x = 960
x = 240

Check:
320/240 divide both by 80
= 4/3 :)
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