SOLUTION: Dexter has 36 pets. He has 3 times as many fish as mice and half as many cats as mice. How many of each pet does Dexter have? thank you

Question 323212: Dexter has 36 pets. He has 3 times as many fish as mice and half as many cats as mice. How many of each pet does Dexter have?
thank you
Answer by QH(50) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
First assign variables. B/c both the cats and fish are compared to mice,
let MICE = x
"3 times as many fish as mice"
let FISH = 3x
"half as many cats as mice"
let CATS = 1/2x
So add all three and set equal to the total pets

solve for x

or 8
x = 8 MICE
3x = 24 FISH
1/2x = 4 CATS
*check*

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