Question

A kennel is boarding a total of 225 dogs and cats. The number of cats is 8 times the number of dogs. How many dogs and cats are there?

Answer 1

Let the number of dogs = x

Then the number of cats is 8 times that, so 8x

the total is 225 animals so you have:

X + 8x = 225

X + 8x = 9x

9x = 225

Divide both sides by 9:

X = 25

there are 25 dogs and 200 cats