Answer:
Let total number of dog and cat population in animal shelter be x.
As per the statement:
An animal shelter has 9 puppies.
⇒ Total number of puppies = 9
It is also given that if the puppies are 36% of the total dog and cat population.
⇒ [tex]9 = 36\% \text{of}{\text{total number of dogs and Cat}[/tex]
or
[tex]9 = \frac{36}{100} \times x[/tex]
By cross multiply we get;
[tex]900 = 36 x[/tex]
Divide both sides by 36 we get;
[tex]25 = x[/tex]
Therefore, total number of dogs and cat population in animal shelter are 25
