Question

At a pet store, one fifth of the animals are cats and three-fourth are fish. There are 40 animals at the pet store. How many are mot cats or fish? Show your thinking

Answer 1

2 animals

Explanation:

Number of animals=40

Fraction of fish=3/4

=>number of fish=3/4*40=30

Fraction of cats=1/5

=>number of cats=1/5*40=8

Animals which are not cats or fish are=total number of animals-(number of cats + number of fish)

Animals which are not cats or fish=40-(8+30)

40-38

2 animals