Question

The ratio of adult cats to kittens at a pet care center on Monday was 5:4 there were 36 kittens there that day Sunday 46 adult cats were at the Pet Care Center what is the difference between the number of adult cats at the Pet Care Center on Sunday and Monday

Answer 1

Given :

The ratio of adult cats to kittens at a pet care center on Monday was 5:4 .

There were 36 kittens there that day Sunday 46 adult cats were at the Pet Care Center.

To Find :

The difference between the number of adult cats at the Pet Care Center on Sunday and Monday.

Solution :

`\frac{\text{Number of Adult cats }}{\text{Number of kitten}}=(5)/(4)\\\\(n)/(36)=(5)/(4)\\\\n=45`

So, number of adult cats on Monday are 45.

It is given that, number of adult on Sunday are 46.

Therefore, the difference is 46-45 = 1.

Hence, this is the required solution.