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18. An animal shelter houses only cats and dogs, and there are 25% more cats than dogs. If there are 40 cats, how many dogs are there, and how many animals are there total? Is it 72 or 70???
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18. An animal shelter houses only cats and dogs, and there are 25% more cats than dogs. If there are 40 cats,

how many dogs are there, and how many animals are there total?

Is it 72 or 70???

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There are 72 animals.

There are 40 cats.
40 = (numDogs) * 1.25
(multiplying by 1.25 increases it by 25%)
numDogs = 40/1.25 = 32
Total = 40 + numDogs = 40+32 = 72
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