Question

The ratio of dogs to cats is 2 to 3. There are 15 pets total. How many dogs are there? How many cats are there?

Answer 1

so there are 2 dogs to every 3 cats (put into words)

in order to reach 15 total multiply both 2 and 3 by 3

2x3 = 6
3x3 = 9

so there are 6 dogs and 9 cats