Meaghan must adopt 8 cats to maintain the same ratio of cats to dogs.
Step-by-step explanation:
Currently , Brett has 2 dogs while Meaghan has four times as many cats. This means Meaghan has 4*2 cats, hence current ratio for dogs to cats is;
2dogs : 8 cats
2:8
1:4
Brett adopts two more dogs, meaning total number of dogs will be; 2+2 =4
New ratio
dogs :cats
4:8
However to maintain the previous ratio of 1:4, number of cats should be ;
1=4
4=?----cross product
=16
For the ratio to be maintained, dogs to cat number should be
4:16
The number of cats to be adopted should be ; 16-8 =8 more cats
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