Question

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A house is full of some cats and dogs. They are put in there in the ratio 1:5. If there are 8 cats in the house, how many dogs are there? ​

Answer 1

40 dogs

Explanation:

Since for every 1 cat there are 5 dogs

You can multiply 8 by 5 to get 40

Answer 2

40 dogs

Explanation:

if the ratio is 1:5 and the cats are 8, that means the number of dogs in the hous is 5 times larger than the cats. 8*5=40

There are 40 dogs in the house.

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