So here we're dealing with equivalent fractions.
It's really simple to find the answer, so I'll try to explain the best I can.
2 dogs / 5 cats is really just 2/5.
If we want to find an equivalent fraction, we have to multiply the numerator and the denominator by the same number.
Currently the number of cats is 5, and we need it to be 140. What we need to do is find the number it has to be multiplied by to equal 140, which is 140 divided by 5. 140 divided by 5 is 28, so 5 x 28 = 140!
We need to multiply the denominator (5) by 28, so that we can get 140. What we have now is ?/140.
Like I said, to find an equivalent fraction, we need to multiply the numerator by the same number as we did the denominator, which is 28!
2 x 28 = 56.
So 2/5 is the same as 56/140.
The answer is D) 56 Dogs/140 Cats.
Hope this helps!
If you're confused about anything leave me a reply and I'll try to explain the best that I can!
Answer:
2.45 gallons of gasoline were in the tank before.
Step-by-step explanation:
Consider the provided information.
The tank can hold 
gallons of gasoline when completely full. He had some gas in the tank and added 10.3 gallons of gasoline to fill it completely.
We need to find: How many gallons of gasoline were in the tank before Javier added some?
For this, we need to subtract added gallons of gasoline from the capacity of the tank.
Hence, 2.45 gallons of gasoline were in the tank before.
B involves direct variation.
y and x are directly proportional.
