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In a survey of students who have either a dog or a cat as a pet, the ratio of dog owners to cat owners is 6 to 7. If there are 56 students who are cat owners, how many students are dog owners?
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In a survey of students who have either a dog or a cat

as a pet, the ratio of dog owners to cat owners is 6 to 7.
If there are 56 students who are cat owners, how many
students are dog owners?

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Answer:

48

Explanation:

7 times 8 is 56 so in order to get the ratio of dog owners, you need to multiply 6 by 8 as well.

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