An animal shelter has 35 puppies get the puppies are 28% of the total dog and cat population how many dogs and cats are there in the animal shelter

125 dogs and cats

Step-by-step explanation:

35 puppies make up 28% of the total dog and cat population

so 28% of the total population is 35

let x = the total population

0.28x = 35

x = 35 / 0.28

x = 125 <=== total dogs and cats

step-by-step explanation:

in simplified version   it would be x ≤-4

step-by-step explanation:

multiply each term in x ≤-4 by -1