The ratio of cats to dogs is 3 : 7. 12 dogs escaped and the ratio is now 3 : 4.
Work out how many animals there were at the beginning.

Given:

The ratio of cats to dogs is 3:7.

12 dogs escaped and the ratio is now 3 : 4.

To find:

The total number of animal at the beginning.

Solution:

Let the number of cats and dogs at the beginning are 3x and 7x respectively.

12 dogs escaped. So, the remaining number of dogs is (7x-12).

New ratio of cats and dogs is 3:4.

Divide both sides by -9.

Now, the total number of animals at the beginning is

Therefore, the total number of animals at the beginning is 40.

70,000 + 6,000 + 800 + 30

step-by-step explanation:

answer: the price of one pound cabbage = $ 0.8

the point (10,8) represents that the cost of 10 pounds cabbage is $ 8

step-by-step explanation:

since, here is a proportional relation between the number of pounds of cabbage (x) and the price in dollars (y).

therefore, we can write,

⇒ y = k x

where k is the constant of proportionality.

now, point (5,4) is in the line.

thus, it will satisfies the above equation of line.

⇒ 4 = 5 k

⇒ k = 0.8

thus, the equation of the line is,

y = 0.8 x

a) for x = 1,

y = 0.8

therefore, the cost of one pound of cabbage is 0.8 dollars.

b) in the below graph (10,8) represents that the cost of 10 pounds of cabbage is 8 dollars.