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One-fourth of the animals at the shelter are cats. If there are 660 animals at the shelter how many are cats?

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Answer:

165 of the animals at the shelter are cats.

Explanation:

If one-fourth of the animals at the shelter are cats and there are 660 animals at the shelter, to get the number of cats you divide the total number of animals by the percentage of cats.

660 / 4 = 165

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