Question

At a dog breeder's property, 2/5 of the 60 dogs are black Labradors. This is 2/3 of the total black dogs.

How many black dogs are there in total?

Answer 1

36 black dogs

Explanation:

2/5 of 60 is 24

let b the number of black dogs

b(2/3) = 24

b = 24 x 3/2

b = 36