There are 5 times as many yellow labs as terriers in the dog park. If there are a total of 18 dogs, how many dogs are terriers? How would I draw a model and write an equation for this question?

x − am o u n t o f ye ll o w l ab s y − am o u n t o f t err i ers { x = 5 y x + y = 18 ​ S u b s t i t u t i o n 5 y + y = 18 6 y = 18 ∣ D i v i d e b y 6 y = 3 x = 18 − 3 = 15 T h ere a re 3 t err i ers .

Answered by luana | 2024-06-10

There are 3 terriers in the dog park. We set up the equations based on the relationships given about the number of dogs. By substituting and solving the equations, we find the number of terriers and dogs in total.
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Answered by luana | 2024-09-30