An animal shelter has 9 puppies. If the puppies are 36% of the total dog and cat population, how many dogs and cats are in the animal shelter?
Mathematics · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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Given : number of puppies = 9
It is also given that if the puppies are 36% of the total dog and cat population.
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By cross multiply we get;
Divide both sides by 36 we get;
Therefore, total number of dogs and cat population in animal shelter are 25.