The ratio of cats to dogs at jazzy Jen's pet store is 3 to 5 .If there are 24 animals at the pet store,how many of them are cats?
The ratio of dogs to cats at the pet
store is 1:3. If there are are 6 more cats
than dogs, how many dogs are at the pet
store?
3/8 = x/24
Cross multiply and solve for x.
To find out how many cats are at Jazzy Jen's pet store, we first need to determine the proportion of cats in the total number of animals.
Given that the ratio of cats to dogs is 3 to 5, we can introduce a common multiplier to both parts of the ratio so that the numbers can be easily compared. Let's use the multiplier "x."
So, the ratio of cats to dogs can be written as 3x to 5x, where 3x represents the number of cats and 5x represents the number of dogs.
The total number of animals at the pet store is given as 24, so we can set up the equation:
3x + 5x = 24
Combining like terms, we have:
8x = 24
Next, we can solve for x by dividing both sides of the equation by 8:
x = 24 / 8 = 3
Now that we know the value of x, we can find the number of cats by substituting it back into the equation:
3x = 3 * 3 = 9
Therefore, there are 9 cats at Jazzy Jen's pet store.
To find the number of cats at Jazzy Jen's pet store, we need to determine the proportion of cats in relation to the total number of animals, and then multiply that proportion by the total number of animals.
First, let's calculate the proportion of cats:
Ratio of cats to dogs = 3:5
The total number of parts in the ratio is 3 + 5 = 8.
To find the proportion of cats, divide the number of parts representing cats by the total number of parts:
Proportion of cats = 3 / 8
Next, we need to calculate the number of cats based on this proportion. Since we know there are 24 animals in total, we can multiply the total number of animals by the proportion of cats:
Number of cats = Proportion of cats * Total number of animals
Number of cats = (3 / 8) * 24
Let's calculate this:
Number of cats = (3 / 8) * 24
Number of cats = (3 * 24) / 8
Number of cats = 72 / 8
Number of cats = 9
Therefore, there are 9 cats at Jazzy Jen's pet store.