Question

The ratio of dogs to cats at the pound is 4:3. How many dogs were at the pound if a total of 280 dogs and cats were at the pound?

Answer 1

One way to solve this is add 4 and 3, which is 7. Then, 280 ÷ 7 = 40. After that, multiply 40×4.

There are 160 dogs at the pound.