Answer:
8 cats are being placed per week
Step-by-step explanation:
This problem can be easily solve using proportion;
Let x be the number of cat place in one week
40 cats = 5 weeks
x = 1 week
cross- multiply
5 × x = 40 × 1
5x = 40
Divide both-side of the equation by 5 to get the value of x
5x/5 = 40/5
( On the left-hand side of the equation, the five at the numerator will cancel-out the five at the denominator leaving us with just x while at the right-hand side of the equation forty will be divided by five)
x = 40/5
x = 8
Therefore the rate of cats being placed per week is 8
and the ratio that is equal to the weekly rate is 8 : 1
