Question

In an animal shelter, the ratio of cats to dogs is 6 to 9. How many CATS were in the shelter 1 point

if there were 36 dogs at the shelter? please help !!

Answer 1

24 cats

Explanation:

The ratio of cats to dogs is 6:9. There are 36 dogs in the shelter. Let's make the number of cats x.

6:9=x:36

You multiply 4 with 9 to get 36, so you do the same for 6.

6 x 4 = 24

24 cats in the shelter