The ratio of dogs to cats at an animal shelter is 3 to 2.
How many dogs are at the shelter if there is a total of 30 animals?
3 + 2 = 5
30 / 5 = 6
dogs ... 3 * 6 = ?
cats ... 2 * 6 = ?
Well, if we're talking about a ratio of 3 dogs to 2 cats, let's do some math here. To calculate the total number of "parts" in the ratio, we add 3 + 2, which gives us 5. Now, if there are a total of 30 animals at the shelter, we can divide 30 by 5 to find the value of each "part" in the ratio. So, each part would be equal to 6 animals. Since we have 3 parts for dogs, we just multiply 3 by 6, which gives us... drumroll please... 18 dogs at the shelter! Woof!
To determine the number of dogs at the shelter, we need to find the number of parts that represent dogs in the ratio.
In a ratio of 3 to 2, there are a total of 5 parts. So, each part represents 30 animals divided by 5 parts, which equals 6 animals per part.
Therefore, to find the number of dogs, we multiply the number of parts representing dogs (3) by the number of animals per part (6):
3 * 6 = 18
So, there are 18 dogs at the animal shelter.
To find the number of dogs at the animal shelter, we need to identify the ratio of dogs to the total number of animals and apply it to the given total.
The ratio of dogs to cats is given as 3 to 2, which means there are 3 parts representing dogs and 2 parts representing cats. Since the total ratio is 3 + 2 = 5 parts, we can conclude that 3/5 of the animals are dogs.
Now, let's calculate the number of dogs based on this proportion.
If there are 30 animals in total, we'll multiply this number by the fraction representing the dogs' share:
(Number of dogs) = (Total number of animals) x (Fraction representing dogs)
(Number of dogs) = 30 x (3/5)
(Number of dogs) = 90/5
(Number of dogs) = 18
Therefore, there are 18 dogs at the animal shelter.