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Select the correct answerIf the ratio of cats to dogs in a pet shelter is 2:3, and there are 15 dogs, how many cats are there?Options1052025

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Select the correct answerIf the ratio of cats to dogs in a pet shelter is 2:3, and there are 15 dogs, how many cats are there?Options1052025

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The ratio of cats to dogs is 2:3. This means for every 2 cats, there are 3 dogs.

Given that there are 15 dogs, we can first find out how many 'sets' of 3 dogs there are in the shelter. We do this by dividing the total number of dogs by 3.

15 dogs ÷ 3 = 5 sets

Since each set corresponds to 2 cats (from the ratio 2:3), we can find out the total number of cats by multiplying the number of sets by 2.

5 sets x 2 cats = 10 cats

So, there are 10 cats in the pet shelter.

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