To solve this, let's set up a ratio of Ali's dog's weight to Ali's cat's weight. This will be: 8:1 So we need to find two numbers that add up to 54 that follow this ratio.
This is simple! Add 1 and 8 together to get nine total units. Now we can divide 54 by nine, which gives us 6. Multiply this by eight (from the ratio) and you get 48.
