Local kennel has cats and dogs in the ratio of 3:4. If there are 8 fewer cats than dogs, how many dogs are in the kennel? Choose the correct choice from the following choices:
A) 28 B) 26 C) 24 D) 32 E) 30
Lets work with the data given to us. We know that there ratio of cats to dogs is 3:4 or   cats 3   dogs 4   we can write number of cats as 3x and number of dogs as 4x and we know that 4x-3x= 8 (therefore x = 8)   Then # of dogs = 4x8= 32   Answer is 32
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Local kennel has cats and dogs in the ratio of 3:4. If there are 8 fewer cats than dogs, how many dogs are in the kennel?