4 in 6 houses have a dog. There are 12 houses. How many have a dog?

A: 6

B: 4

C: 8

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Benjamin Gould

17 October, 02:49

4 in 6 houses have a dog. There are 12 houses. How many have a dog?

A: 6

B: 4

C: 8

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Geovanni · Answer 1

Geovanni 17 October, 03:46

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C:8 Multiply by 2. Very easy

Payton Huff · Answer 2

If 4 in six houses have a dog you can make that a fraction like 4/6.

The question is asking to have a 12 at the bottom of the fraction like x/12

to get to 12 from 6 you multiplied by 2.

Multiply 4 by 2 and that is your answer.

4 in 6 houses have a dog. There are 12 houses. How many have a dog?A: 6B: 4C: 8

4 in 6 houses have a dog. There are 12 houses. How many have a dog?

A: 6

B: 4

C: 8