Answer to Question #197112 in Algebra for Nonkululeko

Question

Fifteen dogs are three seventeen of the number of dogs certain living area. How many dogs in total are there in the living area?

Answer 1

If $\frac{3}{17}=15dogs$

$\frac{17}{17}=?\:$

$Total\:number\:of\:dogs=\frac{17}{17}\:\times 15\times \frac{17}{3}=85$

Therefore, there are 85 dogs in total, in the living area.