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a pet boarder keeps a dog-to-cat ratio of 5:2.if the boarder has room for 98 animals,then how many of them can be dogs

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Answer:

70 dogs

Explanation:

total animal is 98

total ratio is 5+2 = 7

calculate how much each ratio has

98/7 = 14

5 ratio are dogs, so multiply 14 with 5 to get 70 dogs

you can also do:

5/7 × 98 = 70

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