document.write( "Question 385512: the ratio of cats to dogs seen by a vet in one day is 2 to 5. if a vet saw 40 dogs in one day how many cats did he see? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,         
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document.write( "Let x represent how many cats did he saw
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document.write( "Question Sets Up the Proportion..cats to dogs seen
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document.write( "Cross Multiply to solve for x
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document.write( "  5x = 2*40
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document.write( "  5x = 80
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document.write( "   x = 16, how many cats did he saw\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer
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document.write( "   2/5 = 16/40 =  2/5\r
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