Keierasmith
Keierasmith Keierasmith
  • 11-10-2016
  • Mathematics
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Write the ratio as a fraction in simplest form. 16 dogs to 12 cats

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texaschic101
texaschic101 texaschic101
  • 11-10-2016
ratio of dogs to cats is 16 to 12....can be written as 16/12 which reduces to 4/3 or 4:3
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calculista
calculista calculista
  • 09-12-2018

Answer:

[tex]\frac{4}{3}[/tex]

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x-----> number of dogs

y-----> number of cats

The ratio dogs to cats is equal to

[tex]\frac{x}{y}[/tex]

In this problem we have

[tex]x=16\ dogs, y=12\ cats[/tex]

substitute the values

[tex]\frac{16}{12}=\frac{8}{6}=\frac{4}{3}[/tex]

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