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?

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Question 926891: 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?
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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x the number of mice
fish + cats + mice = 36
3x+%2B+x%2F2+%2B+x+=+36 |Multiplying thru by 2 so as all denominators = 1
6x + x + 2x = 72
9x = 72
x = 8, the number of mice. 24 fish and 4 cats
And...checking
Sum = 36