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?
If 25% of the animals are rabbits and there are 12 rabbits in the pet shop, we can use proportions to find the total number of animals.
25% can be written as a fraction: 25/100 or simplified to 1/4.
Let x be the total number of animals in the pet shop.
We can set up a proportion:
12/x = 1/4
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:
12 * 4 = x
48 = x
Therefore, there are a total of 48 animals in the pet shop.
0.25 x = (1/4)x = 12
x = 12 * 4 = 48