Question

There are 49 dogs and 28 cats in animal shelter. Throughout the month the ratio of dogs to cats remain the same. The last of January there are 20 cats. How many dogs are there?

Answer 1

35 dogs

Explanation:

dogs: cats

49:28

Divide each side by 7

49/7 :28/7

7:4

we want 20 cats, so we need to multiply by 5

7*5: 4*5

35:20

There are 35 dogs