The ratio of adult cat to kitten at a pet care center on Thursday was 4:3. There were 12 kittens there that day. Tuesday , 17 adult cats were at the pet care center. What is the difference between the number of adult cat at the pet care center on Tuesday and Thursday

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Answer:

1 adult cat

Step-by-step explanation:

Thursday:

The ratio of adult cat to kitten at a pet care center on Thursday was 4:3.

Number of adult cats = 4x

Number of kitten cats = 3x

There were 12 kittens, then

[tex]3x=12\\ \\x=\dfrac{12}{3}\\ \\x=4\\ \\4x=4\cdot 4=16[/tex]

There were 16 adult cats

Tuesday:

17 adult cats were at the pet care center.

Difference:

[tex]17-16=1[/tex] adult cat

The difference between the number of adult cat at the pet care center on Tuesday and Thursday is 1.

  • The calculation is as follows:

 The ratio of adult cats to kitten at the pet care center was 4:3

No of adult cats= 4x

No of kitten cats= 3x

Since there were 12 kittens that day

3x= 12

x = 4

Number of adult cats = 4x

[tex]= 4 \times 4[/tex]

= 16

So the difference should be

= 17 - 16

= 1

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