Sally runs an animal rescue company that allows families to adopt homeless pets. Last month, 2/3 of the adopted animals were dogs and 1/4 of the adoptions were cats. Rabbits and reptiles were also adopted. Which fraction represents the part of the adoptions for cats and dogs?
1/12
5/12
11/12
3/7
To find the fraction that represents the part of the adoptions for cats and dogs, we need to add together the fractions for cats and dogs.
We know that 2/3 of the adopted animals were dogs and 1/4 of the adoptions were cats.
Converting these fractions to have the same denominator, we can rewrite them as:
2/3 = 8/12
1/4 = 3/12
Adding these fractions together, we get:
8/12 + 3/12 = 11/12
Therefore, the fraction that represents the part of the adoptions for cats and dogs is 11/12.
So, the answer is 11/12.
To find the fraction that represents the part of the adoptions for cats and dogs, we need to add the fractions for dogs and cats.
Since 2/3 of the adoptions were dogs and 1/4 of the adoptions were cats, we can add these fractions together.
The common denominator for 3 and 4 is 12.
2/3 can be written as 8/12 (multiply the numerator by 4 and the denominator by 4).
1/4 can be written as 3/12 (multiply the numerator by 3 and the denominator by 3).
Adding 8/12 and 3/12 gives us 11/12.
Therefore, the fraction that represents the part of the adoptions for cats and dogs is 11/12.
So the correct answer is 11/12.