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) Responses 0.48 0.48 0.84 0.84 4.8 4.8 48

Answer 1

To find the total number of animals at the pet shop, we know that 25% of the animals are rabbits and that there are 12 rabbits.

Let's denote the total number of animals as \( x \).

We can express the number of rabbits as:

\[ 0.25x = 12 \]

Now, to solve for \( x \), divide both sides by 0.25:

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

Calculating the right side:

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

Thus, the total number of animals at the pet shop is 48.