SOLUTION: Please help me solve this word problem: The ratio of dogs to cats in the U.S. is 3 to 5. If there are 4,097,500 cats in the U.S., how many dogs are there?

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Question 132394: Please help me solve this word problem:
The ratio of dogs to cats in the U.S. is 3 to 5. If there are 4,097,500 cats in the U.S., how many dogs are there?
Answer by edjones(8007) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let x= number of dogs
x/4097500=3/5
x=3*4094500/5
x=2,456,700 dogs
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Ed