Question

At a shelter 15% of the dogs are puppies. There are 60 dogs at the shelter. How many are puppies?

Answer 1

9

Explanation:

Total dogs in the shelter=60

At the shelter 15% of the dogs are puppies.

Number of puppies=15% of total dogs

⇒Number of puppies........[Simplify]

⇒Number of puppies

Therefore, there are 9 puppies in the shelter .

Answer 2

Answer:- There are 9 puppies in the shelter .

Explanation:-

Total dogs in the shelter=60

At the shelter 15% of the dogs are puppies.

Number of puppies=15% of total dogs

⇒Number of puppies
`=(15)/(100)*60`........[Simplify]

⇒Number of puppies
`=9\ puppies`

Therefore, there are 9 puppies in the shelter .