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  • 13-03-2021
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The ratio of cats to dogs was 3 to 7. If there were 300 cats and dogs in all, how many were cats?

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verygoodname123 verygoodname123
  • 13-03-2021

Answer:

700

Step-by-step explanation:

The ratio of cats to dogs was 3:7

Divide 300 by 3

=100

multiply 100 and 7

=700

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prabhbuttar2015
prabhbuttar2015 prabhbuttar2015
  • 13-03-2021

Step-by-step explanation:

let common ratio be x

3x + 7x = 300

10 x = 300

x = 300/10= 30

there common ratio x is 30

3 x 30 =90 cats

7 x 30 = 210 dogs

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