An animal shelter wants their ratio of dogs to cats to be 3:2. If the animal shelter has 78 dogs, how many cats should they have?

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Simon Jacobs · Answer 1 · 2021-06-12T01:18:22+0000

Answer: The simplest way to do this is to set up equivalent fractions. So, you'd do:

= and then solve for x.

x=52

Explanation: