Answer:
No. of dogs = 15
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the number of cats be x and the number of dogs be y. The shelter has 5 times as many cats as dogs.
It means, y = 5x ...(1)
Total no of cats and dogs are 18. So,
x+y = 18 ...(1)
Put equation (1) in (2),
x+5x = 18
6x=18
x = 3
No. of cats = 3
Put the value of x in equation (1).
y = 5(3)
y = 15
Hence, there are 15 dogs in the shelter.
