Question

An animal rescue center has an adoption event. People adopt 84 animals at the event, which is 70% of the animals at the center. How many animals were at the center before the adoption event? Explain your reasoning

Answer 1

120

Explanation:

Find how many were there before the adoption event by dividing 84 by 0.7

84/0.7

= 120

So, there were 120 animals before the adoption event