Question

An animal shelter rescues cats and dogs only. Currently the animal shelter has 121 animals. The amount of dogs is 6 more than 4 times the amount of cats. How many cats and dogs are currently in this animal shelter?

Answer 1

In a certain animal shelter, the ratio of the number of dogs to the number of cats is 15 to 7. If 12 additional cats were to be taken in by the shelter, the ratio of the number of dogs to the number of cats would be 15 to 11. How many dogs are in the shelter?

A. 15

B. 25

C. 30

D. 45

E. 60