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  • 02-03-2024
  • Mathematics
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A kennel has 80 dogs in total, some are puppies and some are adult
dogs. The ratio of puppies to adult dogs in a kennel is 3 : 2 . How many
adult dogs are there?

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mandalasmita2
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  • 02-03-2024

Answer:

let 3x and 2x be tatal dogs

3x+2x=80

or,5x=80

or,x=80/5

x=16

now,

replacing value of x ,

2x = 2*16=32

hence , tatal no. of adult dogs is 32

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