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A kennel has 65 dogs in total some are puppies and some are adult dogs the ratio of puppies to adult dogs in a kennel is 2:3 how many puppies are there

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samuelonum1

Answer:

26 puppies

Step-by-step explanation:

Step one:

Given data

We are given that there are 65 dogs in total

The ratio of puppies to adult dogs in a kennel is 2:3

Total ratio= 2+3= 5

Required

The number of puppies in the kennel

Step two:

Let us the part to all method to find the number of puppies

let  the number of puppies be x

2/5=x/65

cross multiply we have

5x= 65*2

5x= 130

divide both sides by 5

x= 130/5

x=26 puppies

Also, the number of adults dog is

65- 26= 39

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