SOLUTION: The ratio of dogs to cats is 5:4. There are 153 dogs and cats all together. How many cats are there.

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Question 1073582: The ratio of dogs to cats is 5:4. There are 153 dogs and cats all together. How many cats are there.
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, MathTherapy:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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5x%2B4x=153
9x=153
Solve for x then go back and find 4x.

Answer by MathTherapy(10551) About Me  (Show Source):
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The ratio of dogs to cats is 5:4. There are 153 dogs and cats all together. How many cats are there.
Fraction of animal-count that's cats: 4%2F9

Number of cats: highlight_green%28matrix%281%2C3%2C+%284%2F9%29153%2C+or%2C+68%29%29