Question

On Monday the number of dogs in a pet sop was three times the number of cats if one cat is added and three dogs are sold the number of dogs would be be two times that of cat find the number of each pet

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

let number of cats x

number of dogs=3x

one cat is added x+1

3dogs are sold 3x-3

3x-3=2(x+1)

3x-3=2x+2

x=5

number of cats 5

number of dogs=15

one cat is added cat become 6

three dogs are sold 12