An animal shelter has cats and dogs available for adoption in a ratio of 3:5 . If there are 25 dogs available for adoption, how many cats are available? (1 point)
To find the number of cats available, we need to determine the ratio of cats to dogs. Since the ratio of cats to dogs is 3:5, we can set up the ratio as 3/5 = x/25, where x represents the number of cats available.
Cross multiplying, we find that 5x = 3 * 25 = 75.
Dividing both sides by 5, we find that x = 75/5 = <<75/5=15>>15.
Therefore, there are 15 cats available for adoption.