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?(1 point)

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Responses

4.8
4.8

0.84
0.84

0.48
0.48

48

Answer 1

Let the total number of animals at the pet shop be represented as \( x \).

According to the information given, 25% of the animals are rabbits. This can be expressed as:

\[ 0.25x = 12 \]

To find \( x \), you can solve the equation:

\[ x = \frac{12}{0.25} \]

Calculating the right side:

\[ x = 12 \div 0.25 = 12 \times 4 = 48 \]

Therefore, the total number of animals at the pet shop is \( 48 \).

So the correct answer is 48.