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?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

0.25 x = (1/4)x = 12
x = 12 * 4 = 48