Question

Which calculations could be used to solve this problem? There were 24 dogs and cats that were adopted from the animal shelter last week. Three times as many dogs as cats were adopted. How many dogs were adopted? Choose all answers that are correct. A. Divide 24 ÷ 4. Subtract the quotient from 24. B. Divide 24 ÷ 4. Multiply the quotient by 3. C. Add 24 + 3. Divide the sum by 4. D. Multiply 24 × 3. Subtract 24 from the product.

Answer 1

Total number is 24.
Let the number of dogs be 3x and the number of cats be x.
3x + x = 24
4x = 24
x = 24/4
Number of dogs is : 24/4 × 3
Thus the answer is B.

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