25% of the animals at a pet shop are rabbits. If there are 12 rabbits at the shop, then how many animals are there altogether
We know that 25% of the animals are rabbits, which means that the rest of the animals (75%) are not rabbits.
Let's use X to represent the total number of animals at the pet shop.
If 25% of X are rabbits, we can write a proportion:
25/100 = 12/X
To solve for X, we can cross-multiply:
25X = 1200
Therefore, X = 48
So there are 48 animals altogether at the pet shop.
If 25% of the animals at the pet shop are rabbits, and there are 12 rabbits, we can find the total number of animals by using a proportion.
Let's assume the total number of animals is represented by "x."
25% of x is equal to 12.
So we can write the proportion:
(25/100) * x = 12
To solve for x, we can simplify the equation:
0.25 * x = 12
Divide both sides of the equation by 0.25:
x = 12 / 0.25
x = 48
Therefore, there are a total of 48 animals at the pet shop.