Question

An animal shelter has 104 cats and dogs. The ratio of cats to dogs is 5:3. How many cats are at the shelter?

Answer 1

Answer:

65 cats

Step-by-step explanation:

cats: dogs: total

5:     3:        5+3=8

We need 8 to be 104

104/8 = 13

Multiply each by 13

cats: dogs: total

5*13:   3*13:  8*13

65        39     104

There are 65 cats and 39 dogs

Answer 2

Answer:

65 cats

Step-by-step explanation:

104/d=5/3

(d)104/d=5/3(d)

104=5/3d

(3/5)104=5/3d(3/5)

312/5=d

64.4=d

65 cats