Question

A total of 96 dogs and cats were taken to a vet's office last week. The ratio of dogs to cats was 3:5. How many of the animals taken to the vets office were cats?

Answer 1

60

Explanation:

Let the number of dogs be d

Let the number of cats be c

d/c=3/5

c+d=96

3c=5d

3c+3d=288

8d=288

d=36

c=60

Answer 2

60 cats were taken to the vets office.

If the ratio of dogs to cats is 3:5, the ratio of cats to the total is 5:8. You can set that up in a proportion, 5/8=x/96. When you solve for x(the number of cats) you get 60.