Question

An animal shelter has 5 times as many cats as it has dogs. There are 75cats at the shelter

Answer 1

Answer: 15 dogs

Explanation:

75 / 5 = 15

Answer 2

15 dogs

Explanation:

Let the number of dogs be x

number of cats be y

5 times the number of cats = number of dogs

y = x*5

Since y = 75

75 = 5x

Bring 5 to the other side n divide

x= 75/5

= 15