Question

A pet store sells puppies and kittens in the ratio 5 : 4.

If their sales of puppies and kittens combined came to 36, how many puppies did they sell?

Answer 1

I found it by random. You times the ratio by 4 to get 36 puppies and kittens combined.

If the puppies was 5 then 5 x 4 = 20 puppies in their sales.

If the puppies was 4 then 4 x 4 = 16 puppies in their sales.

I couldn't tell if the ratio was in the according order of puppies and then kittens or if that was just saying what the ratio was about.

Answer 2

Let us consider the ratio to be x

So, as per the question's statement, we can write it as;

 $5x+4x=36$

⇒$9x=36$

We will divide 9 on both the sides, we get;

⇒$x=\frac{36}{9}=4$

So, for getting the number of puppy sold we have to multiply it with 5, we get;

$5x=5*4=20$

They have sold 20 puppies.

Hence, the answer is $20$ puppies.

How do you calculate a ratio?

Divide data A by data B to find your ratio. In the example above, 5/10 = 0.5. Multiply by 100 if you want a percentage. If you want your ratio as a percentage, multiply the answer by 100

How to simplify a ratio?

Ratios can be fully simplified just like fractions. To simplify a ratio, divide all of the numbers in the ratio by the same number until they cannot be divided any more

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