Writing Ratios
An animal shelter cares for cats and dogs. They shelter 7\displaystyle {7} cats for every 4\displaystyle {4} dogs.
Use this information to find the following ratios. Write your answers in fraction form.
Ratio of cats to both animals   catsboth animals\displaystyle \frac{\text{cats}}{\text{both animals}}
Ratio of dogs to both animals   dogsboth animals\displaystyle \frac{\text{dogs}}{\text{both animals}}
Ratio of both animals to cats   both animalscats\displaystyle \frac{\text{both animals}}{\text{cats}}
Ratio of both animals to dogs   both animalsdogs\displaystyle \frac{\text{both animals}}{\text{dogs}}