Question

The ratio of cats to dogs at a local pet shelter is 5 to 3. If there are 60 cats in the shelter, which of
the following is the number of dogs?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

cats : dogs

  5   :   3    

Since you are looking for dogs it is :-

$\frac{dogs}{cats}$ × 60 cats (the number of cats).

$\frac{3}{5}$ × 60 cats = 36 dogs.

∴ There are 36 dogs.