Problem

The ratio of dogs to cats is $5: 3$ The ratio of fish to dogs is $6: 1$ Find the ratio of cats to fish. Give your answer in its simplest form.

Solution

Step 1 :Let the number of dogs be 5x and the number of cats be 3x.

Step 2 :Let the number of fish be 6y and the number of dogs be y.

Step 3 :Since the number of dogs is the same in both ratios, we can equate them: 5x = y.

Step 4 :Now we can find the ratio of cats to fish: \(\frac{3x}{6y}\).

Step 5 :Substitute the value of y from step 3: \(\frac{3x}{6(5x)}\).

Step 6 :Simplify the expression: \(\frac{3x}{30x}\).

Step 7 :Cancel out the x terms: \(\frac{3}{30}\).

Step 8 :Simplify the fraction: \(\frac{1}{10}\).

Step 9 :\(\boxed{\frac{1}{10}}\) is the ratio of cats to fish.

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