Final answer:
Upon calculation, three-fourths of the 56 dogs are puppies, which is 42 puppies. This means the fraction of animals at the rescue that are puppies is three-fourths, or \(\frac{3}{4}\).
Step-by-step explanation:
The question is asking to find the fraction of animals at the rescue that are puppies. We are given that there are 56 dogs at the animal rescue and three-fourths of these dogs are puppies. To find the fraction of the animals that are puppies, we need to calculate three-fourths of 56.
First, we find three-fourths of 56:
\(\frac{3}{4} \times 56 = 42\).
So, 42 out of 56 dogs are puppies. Given the choices in the question, the fraction of the animals at the rescue that are puppies is not explicitly listed. However, to express 42 out of 56 in simplest terms, we divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 14:
\(\frac{42}{56} = \frac{3 \times 14}{4 \times 14} = \frac{3}{4}\).
Therefore, three-fourths of the animals at the rescue are puppies.