SOLUTION: In a dog show there are 3 times as many collies as boxers. There are also 3 poodles for every 5 collies. What is the smallest possible number of dogs that could be in the dog sho

Question 159189: In a dog show there are 3 times as many collies as boxers. There are also 3 poodles for every 5 collies. What is the smallest possible number of dogs that could be in the dog show?
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Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In a dog show there are 3 times as many collies as boxers. There are also 3 poodles for every 5 collies. What is the smallest possible number of dogs that could be in the dog show?
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# of boxers = "x"
# of collies = "3x"
# of poodles = (3/5)(3x) = (9/5)x
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Let x = 5 (# of boxers)
Then 3x = 15 (# of collies)
And (9/5)x = 9 (# of poodles)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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