Question

the ratio of dogs to cats at the pet store is 2:5. if there are 14 total pets how many dogs and cats are there

Answer 1

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2x ⇒ dogs

5x ⇒ cats

2x + 5x = 14

7x = 14 / : 7

x = 2

2 · 2 = 4 dogs

5 · 2 = 10 cats