A kennel has 120 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?

Answer 1

Hi Ramakrishna,

In this problem, you have a sample size of 5 total pets: 3 puppies + 2 adults

That means that the ratio of adult dogs to total is 2 adults

5 total

To determine the number of adult dogs out of 120 total, you can solve the following set of equivalent ratios:

2 adults = x

5 total 120 total

Multiply the numerator and denominator by 24:

2 * 24 = 48

5 24 120

There will be 48 adult dogs out of 120 total.