Answer:
There are 35 adult dogs and 20 puppies
Step-by-step explanation:
Represent the puppies with P and the Adult dogs with A
Given
[tex]A : P = 7 : 4[/tex]
Dogs = 55
Required
Determine A and P
First, we need to sum the ratios;
[tex]Total = A + P[/tex]
[tex]Total = 7 + 4[/tex]
[tex]Total = 11[/tex]
Adult Dogs is then calculated as follows;
[tex]A = \frac{A\ Ratio}{Total} * Dogs[/tex]
[tex]A = \frac{7}{11} * 55[/tex]
[tex]A = \frac{385}{11}[/tex]
[tex]A = 35[/tex]
Puppies is calculated by subtracting the number of adult dogs from the total
[tex]P = Dogs - Adult\ Dogs[/tex]
[tex]P = 55 - 35[/tex]
[tex]P = 20[/tex]
Hence;
There are 35 adult dogs and 20 puppies
