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An animal shelter has a ratio of cats to dogs that is 9 to 7. If the shelter has 18 cats, how many dogs would it have?

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Answer: 14 dogs

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

The ratio of cats to dogs is 9:7

The shelter has 18 cats

Suppose shelter has x dogs

[tex]\Rightarrow \dfrac{9}{7}=\dfrac{18}{x}\\\\\Rightarrow x=\dfrac{18\times 7}{9}=14\ \text{dogs}[/tex]

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