Question

A pet store sold 36 Siamese cats. If the ratio of Siamese cats to house
cats sold was 4:9, what is the combined amount of cats sold? *

Answer 1

To determine the combined amount of cats sold: is equal to 117 cats

• Let the number of Siamese cats sold be S.

• Let the number of House cats sold be H.

• Let the combined amount of cats sold be C.

Given the following data:

• Number of Siamese cats sold = 36

• Ratio of S to H = 4:9

• Total ratio = 4 + 9 = 13

To determine the combined amount of cats sold:

The ratio of Siamese cats sold is given by:

$\frac{4}{13} \times C=36\\\\4C=36\times 13\\\\4C =468\\\\C=\frac{468}{4}$

C = 117 cats

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