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Soloha48 [4]
3 years ago
7

The ratio of cats to dogs is 3 : 7.

Mathematics
1 answer:
JulsSmile [24]3 years ago
6 0

Given:

The ratio of cats to dogs is 3:7.

12 dogs escaped and the ratio is now 3 : 4.

To find:

The total number of animal at the beginning.

Solution:

Let the number of cats and dogs at the beginning are 3x and 7x respectively.

12 dogs escaped. So, the remaining number of dogs is (7x-12).

New ratio of cats and dogs is 3:4.

\dfrac{3x}{7x-12}=\dfrac{3}{4}

4(3x)=3(7x-12)

12x=21x-36

12x-21x=-36

-9x=-36

Divide both sides by -9.

\dfrac{-9x}{-9}=\dfrac{-36}{-9}

x=4

Now, the total number of animals at the beginning is

Total=3x+7x

Total=10x

Total=10(4)

Total=40

Therefore, the total number of animals at the beginning is 40.

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