Question

An animal shelter house ferrets, rabbits and dogs. There are 96 animals at the shelter. Of the animals 1/3 are ferrets. 7/8 of the remaining animals are rabbits. How many are dogs? Show your work.

Answer 1

Answer: 8 dogs

Explanation:

There are 96 animals in the shelter.

1/3 are ferrets which means that the number of ferrets is:

= 1/3 * 96

= 32 ferrets

Remaining animals:

= 96 - 32

= 64 animals

7/8 of the remaining are rabbits:

= 7/8 * 64

= 56 rabbits

Number of dogs is what is left so:

= 64 - 56

= 8 dogs