A random sample of dogs at different animal shelters in a city shows that 8 of

the 55 dogs are puppies. The city's animal shelters collectively house 1,540

dogs each year. About how many dogs in all of the city's animal shelters are

puppies?

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Paisley Conley

Mathematics

2 February, 16:43

A random sample of dogs at different animal shelters in a city shows that 8 of

the 55 dogs are puppies. The city's animal shelters collectively house 1,540

dogs each year. About how many dogs in all of the city's animal shelters are

puppies?

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Nicholas Weiss · Answer 1

224 puppies

Step-by-step explanation:

You would first divide 1,540 by 55 which would be 28

Then you would multiply 28 by 8 which is 224

So therefore there is 224 puppies in city's animal shelters

A random sample of dogs at different animal shelters in a city shows that 8 ofthe 55 dogs are puppies. The city's animal shelters collectively house 1,540dogs each year. About how many dogs in all of the city's animal shelters arepuppies?

A random sample of dogs at different animal shelters in a city shows that 8 of

the 55 dogs are puppies. The city's animal shelters collectively house 1,540

dogs each year. About how many dogs in all of the city's animal shelters are

puppies?