Let D be dogs and C be cats
<em>dogs, d, is initially five less than twice the number of cats, c</em>
D + 5 = 2C
<em>If she decides to add three more of each, the ratio of cats to dogs will be</em>
D + 8 = 2C + 3
<em>Could Bea's Pet Shop initially have 15 cats and 20 dogs?</em>
Simply plug in the numbers
20 + 5 = 2(15)
This is clearly not true: 25 does not equal 30
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The answer should be Step 1; 3(1+2x)-2(x+1)+5
Answer: 20/5
Step-by-step explanation:
Divide 20/5
This is a problem of Permutations. We have 3 cases depending on the number of B's. Since no more than three B's can be used we can use either one, two or three B's at a time.
Case 1: Five A's and One B
Total number of letters = 6
Total number of words possible = 
Case 2: Five A's and Two B's
Total number of letters = 7
Total number of words possible = 
Case 3: Five A's and Three B's
Total number of letters = 8
Total number of words possible = 
Total number of possible words will be the sum of all three cases.
Therefore, the total number of words that can be written using exactly five A's and no more than three B's (and no other letters) are 6 + 21 + 56 = 83