SOLUTION: The Happy Pet animal shelter houses stray cats and dogs. There are 55 animals at the shelter. The ratio of the number of cats to the number of dogs is 4 to 7. Based on this ratio h
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Question 1018910: The Happy Pet animal shelter houses stray cats and dogs. There are 55 animals at the shelter. The ratio of the number of cats to the number of dogs is 4 to 7. Based on this ratio how many of each type of animal is at the shelter?
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The Happy Pet animal shelter houses stray cats and dogs. There are 55 animals at the shelter. The ratio of the number of cats to the number of dogs is 4 to 7. Based on this ratio how many of each type of animal is at the shelter?
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4n + 7n = 55
n = 5
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4*5 = 20 cats
7*5 = 35 dogs
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