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There are 3 cats in a room and no other creatures. Each cat has 2 ears, 4 paws, and 1 tail.

Complete this statement:


The ratio of paws and tails to ears is

to ears is?

User Hostnik
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5:2

Explanation:

User Minion
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Answer:

The ratio of paws and tails to ears is 5:2

Explanation:

First add the amount of paws as tails per cat together to get 5

Then find the amount of ears per cat to get 2.

For every cat, there is a total of 4 paws and 1 tail, to every two cat ears.

therefore, 5:2

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