A cat rescue service found homes for 40 cats in 5 weeks. What was the rate of cats being placed per week? Which ratio is equal t

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A cat rescue service found homes for 40 cats in 5 weeks. What was the rate of cats being placed per week? Which ratio is equal t

o the weekly rate?
A)
8 cats
1 week
; 24: 3
B)
1 cat
8 weeks
; 6 : 48
C)
4 cats
2 weeks
; 12 : 6
D)
16 cats
3 weeks
; 16 : 3

Mathematics

2 answers:

ExtremeBDS [4] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-26T06:47:12+03:00

ExtremeBDS [4]3 years ago

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A. 8 cats per week. if you simplify 40/5, it equals 8/1

miss Akunina [59] · Answer 2 · 2021-11-26T09:10:17+03:00

miss Akunina [59]3 years ago

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Answer:

It would be 8 cats per 1 week.

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason why i say this is because to find the rate, you have to figure out how many cats would fit into 1 week. So what you have to do is divide 5 by 40 and you get 8 cats within one week.