SOLUTION: At a pet store, the ratio of cats to dogs is 7:3, and the ratio of birds to dogs is 5:6. If the pet store only has birds, cats, and dogs, then birds represent what percent of all a

SOLUTION: At a pet store, the ratio of cats to dogs is 7:3, and the ratio of birds to dogs is 5:6. If the pet store only has birds, cats, and dogs, then birds represent what percent of all a

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Question 1120872: At a pet store, the ratio of cats to dogs is 7:3, and the ratio of birds to dogs is 5:6. If the pet store only has birds, cats, and dogs, then birds represent what percent of all animals at the sto
Answer by Shin123(626) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
5:6 is the same as 2.5:3. Plug in this ratio to the first ratio to get 7:3:2.5 14:6:5 Birds are 5/25 of the animals, or 1/5. 1/5=0.2=20%. Birds make up 20% of the animals.
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