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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 available? Use a tape diagram to help organize your thinking.(1 point)
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To solve this problem, we can set up a proportion using the given ratio.

The ratio of cats to dogs available for adoption is 3:5.
Let's represent the number of cats as "x".

We can set up the proportion:

3/5 = x/25

Cross-multiplying, we get:

5x = 3 * 25
5x = 75

Dividing both sides by 5, we find:

x = 75/5
x = 15

Therefore, there are 15 cats available for adoption.
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