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Question 13

Cats and dogs at a shelter are in the ratio 5:7. What fraction of all these animals are cats?

  1. 5/7 compared with dogs
  2. 5/12Correct answer
  3. 7/12 of all animals
  4. 7/5 compared with dogs

Explanation

There are 5 cat parts out of 12 total parts, so cats make up 5/12 of the animals. The fraction 5/7 compares cats only with dogs and does not use the whole population as its denominator.

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