The ratio of number of cats booked to the total number of pets staying in the hotel is 4 to 14. If there are 42 cats booked how many dogs will be staying in the pet hotel?

The answer to your question is there are 105 dogs.

Step-by-step explanation:

Data

Cats = 4 Pets = 14

Cats = 42

Process

1. - To solve this problem use ratio and proportions

4 : 14 : : 42 : x

x = Number of pets

2. - Find x

x = (14 x 42) / 4

x = 588 / 4

x = 147 pets

3. - Find the number of dogs

Dogs = 147 - 42

= 105