To solve this problem, you first need to determine the ratio of cats to dogs. The given ratio is 3:5, which means that for every 3 cats, there are 5 dogs.
Since you know there are 25 dogs available for adoption, you can set up and solve the following proportion:
3 cats / 5 dogs = x cats / 25 dogs
(3/5) = (x/25)
To solve for x (the number of cats available for adoption), you need to cross-multiply and solve for x:
3 * 25 = 5x
75 = 5x
Divide both sides of the equation by 5 to isolate x:
x = 75 / 5
x = 15
Therefore, there are 15 cats available for adoption.
an animal shelter has cats and dogs available for adoption in a ratio of 3: 5. if there are 25 dogs available for adoption, how many cats are there?
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