Question

The ratio of dogs to cats being adopted today at the animal rescue center is 7 to 5. If there are 70 cats up for adoption, how many dogs are there?

Answer 1

Answer:

There are 98 dogs for adoption .

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :

The ratio of dogs to cats being adopted today at the animal rescue center is 7 to 5.

There are 70 cats up for adoption.

To Find : how many dogs are there?

Solution :

Let number of dogs being adopted be x .

There are 70 cats up for adoption.

Since ratio ratio of dogs to cats being adopted = 7:5

⇒$\frac{7}{5} = \frac{x}{70}$

⇒$\frac{7*70}{5}=x$

⇒$\frac{490}{5}=x$

⇒$98=x$

Hence , There are 98 dogs for adoption .