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13 March, 17:39

The ratio of number of cats booked to the total number of pets staying in the hotel is 4 to 14. If there are 42 cats booked how many dogs will be staying in the pet hotel?

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  1. 13 March, 17:46
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    The answer to your question is there are 105 dogs.

    Step-by-step explanation:

    Data

    Cats = 4 Pets = 14

    Cats = 42

    Process

    1. - To solve this problem use ratio and proportions

    4 : 14 : : 42 : x

    x = Number of pets

    2. - Find x

    x = (14 x 42) / 4

    x = 588 / 4

    x = 147 pets

    3. - Find the number of dogs

    Dogs = 147 - 42

    = 105
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