Answer:
There are 98 dogs for adoption .
Step-by-step explanation:
Given :
The ratio of dogs to cats being adopted today at the animal rescue center is 7 to 5.
There are 70 cats up for adoption.
To Find : how many dogs are there?
Solution :
Let number of dogs being adopted be x .
There are 70 cats up for adoption.
Since ratio ratio of dogs to cats being adopted = 7:5
⇒[tex]\frac{7}{5} = \frac{x}{70}[/tex]
⇒[tex]\frac{7*70}{5}=x[/tex]
⇒[tex]\frac{490}{5}=x[/tex]
⇒[tex]98=x[/tex]
Hence , There are 98 dogs for adoption .
