Question
at an animal shelter 3/5 of the animals available for adoption are dogs and the rest are cats. If there are 120 animals in all, how many are cats?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To find the number of cats in the animal shelter, we can begin by determining how many of the animals are dogs.
Given that \( \frac{3}{5} \) of the animals are dogs, we can calculate the number of dogs as follows:
\[
\text{Number of dogs} = \frac{3}{5} \times 120 = \frac{360}{5} = 72
\]
Next, since the total number of animals is 120, we can find the number of cats by subtracting the number of dogs from the total:
\[
\text{Number of cats} = 120 - 72 = 48
\]
Thus, the number of cats in the animal shelter is \( \boxed{48} \).
Given that \( \frac{3}{5} \) of the animals are dogs, we can calculate the number of dogs as follows:
\[
\text{Number of dogs} = \frac{3}{5} \times 120 = \frac{360}{5} = 72
\]
Next, since the total number of animals is 120, we can find the number of cats by subtracting the number of dogs from the total:
\[
\text{Number of cats} = 120 - 72 = 48
\]
Thus, the number of cats in the animal shelter is \( \boxed{48} \).