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the ratio of dogs to cats in the pet store is 3/5. how many cats are there in the store if there are 21 dogs

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x - the number of cats

The ratio of dogs to cats is 3:5, and there are 21 dogs.
[tex]\frac{21}{x}=\frac{3}{5} \\ 3x=21 \times 5 \\ x=7 \times 5 \\ x=35[/tex]

There are 35 cats in the pet store.
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Let the number of cats be as x

Ratio = 3:5
3:5 = 21 : x
3/5 = 21/x
x= 21 * 5/3
x= 5* 7
= 35 cats..
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