document.write( "Question 994204: At an animal shelter the ratio of cats to dogs is 4 to 7 .If there are 27 more dogs than cats how many cats are there at the shelter \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #613398 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"+d+=+c+%2B+27+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c%2Fd+=+4%2F7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c+=+%28+4%2F7+%29%2Ad+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c+=+%28+4%2F7%29%2A%28+c+%2B+27+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c+=+%28+4%2F7%29%2Ac+%2B+108%2F7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+3%2F7%29%2Ac+=+108%2F7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3c+=+108+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c+=+36+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "There are 36 cats
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+c+%2B+27+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+36+%2B+27+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+d+=+63+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+c%2Fd+=+4%2F7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+36%2F63+=+4%2F7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Divide top and bottom of left side by $\"+9+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+4%2F7+=+4%2F7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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