Answer:
Let total number of dog and cat population in animal shelter be x.
As per the statement:
An animal shelter has 9 puppies.
⇒ Total number of puppies = 9
It is also given that if the puppies are 36% of the total dog and cat population.
⇒
or
By cross multiply we get;
Divide both sides by 36 we get;
Therefore, total number of dogs and cat population in animal shelter are 25