Local kennel has cats and dogs in the ratio of 2:3. If there are 6 fewer cats than dogs, how many dogs are in the kennel? Select the correct option.
A) 24
B) 18
C) 30
D) 15
E) 12
Lets work with the data given to us. We know that there ratio of cats to dogs is 2:3 or   cats 2   dogs 3   we can write number of cats as 2x and number of dogs as 3x and we know that 3x-2x= 6 (therefore x = 6)   Then # of dogs = 3x6= 18   Answer is 18
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Local kennel has cats and dogs in the ratio of 2:3. If there are 6 fewer cats than dogs, how many dogs are in the kennel?