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

0.48
0.48

48
48

4.8
4.8

0.84

Answer 1

To find the total number of animals in the pet shop, we can use the information that 25% of the animals are rabbits and that there are 12 rabbits.

Let \( x \) be the total number of animals in the pet shop.

Since 25% of the animals are rabbits: \[ 0.25x = 12 \]

To find \( x \), we solve for \( x \): \[ x = \frac{12}{0.25} \]

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

So, the total number of animals in the pet shop is 48.

Thus, the correct response is 48.