Question

Casey has a litter of 5 puppies and 3 of them are gray. At this rate, how many puppies would be gray in a litter of 30 puppies?

Answer 1

18 gray puppies

Explanation:

Think of this as finding equivalent fractions/ratios. 3/5 puppies are gray. what over 30 puppies would be gray? to find 3/5=?/30, you multiply the numerator and denominator by 6. 3 times 6 is 18.