An animal shelter had 45 animals adopted over one week. The ratio of dogs to ferrets was 5:1. The ratio of cats to dogs was 9:5.
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Answer:
B) consistent, dependent
Step-by-step explanation:
The given system is
45x - 30y = -90
-12x + 8y = 24
Let us make y the subject in both equations to get:
Top equation
Bottom equation
We can see that both equations are identically the same.
There is going to be infinitely many solutions.
We say the system is consistent and dependent.
The correct choice is B