Question
A pet store currently carries 3 times as many dogs as cats and twice as many cats as rabbits. if store carried ten fewer dogs than it currently does, it would have an equal number of dogs and rabbits. how many cats does store currently carry
Answers
number of rabbits ---- x
number of cats ------- 2x
number of dogs ----- 3(2x) = 6x
6x - 10 = x
5x = 10
x = 2
so 2 rabbits
4 cats
12 dogs
number of cats ------- 2x
number of dogs ----- 3(2x) = 6x
6x - 10 = x
5x = 10
x = 2
so 2 rabbits
4 cats
12 dogs
The ratio of cats to dogs at the pet store this weekend was 8 to 5.
If there were 24 cats, how many dogs were at the pet store?
If there were 24 cats, how many dogs were at the pet store?
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