Question

An animal shelter has five times as many cats as dogs. Find the total number of cats if the total number of cats and dogs is 48.

A. 5 cats
B. 8 cats
C. 13 cats
D. 40 cats

Answer 1

Let us call number of cats = c
Let us call number of dogs = d

First sentence is saying c = 5d
Second sentence is saying c + d = 48.

Solve now by substituting.

Answer 2

6d = 48
d = 8

Answer 3

so 40 cats

Answer 4

Yep. Very good.

Answer 5

so its 40 cats ? or 8

Answer 6

if c is cats, and c is 40......

Answer 7

Two rooms in a house are similar rectangles. Room A is 12 ft by 16 ft. The longer side of Room B is 4 ft shorter than twice the length of the shorter side of Room A. What are the dimensions of the second Room B? A. 15*20 B. 16*20 C. 16*16 D. 14*16