There are 2 dogs for every 5 cats at an animal shelter. Use this information to make a ratio table to determine how many dogs there would be if there were 15 cats.(2 points)
Cats 5
Dogs 2
Cats | Dogs
5 | 2
10 | 4
15 | 6
To determine the number of dogs if there were 15 cats, we need to create a ratio table.
Let's first fill in the initial information:
Cats 5
Dogs 2
To find the number of dogs if there were 15 cats, we can set up a proportion:
5 cats/2 dogs = 15 cats/x dogs
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:
5x = 15 * 2
5x = 30
Dividing both sides by 5:
x = 30/5
x = 6
Therefore, if there were 15 cats, there would be 6 dogs.
To create a ratio table, we need to find the ratio of dogs to cats at the animal shelter. In this case, the ratio is 2 dogs for every 5 cats.
To determine how many dogs there would be if there were 15 cats, we can use the ratio table.
First, we can write the initial ratio:
Cats: 5
Dogs: 2
Next, we need to determine the scale factor to adjust the number of cats. To find the scale factor, we divide the desired number of cats (15) by the original number of cats (5):
Scale factor = Desired number of cats / Original number of cats
Scale factor = 15 / 5
Scale factor = 3
To find the number of dogs, we multiply each value in the original ratio by the scale factor:
New number of dogs = Original number of dogs * Scale factor
New number of dogs = 2 * 3
New number of dogs = 6
Thus, if there were 15 cats, there would be 6 dogs at the animal shelter.