Question

The population of cats in a rural neighborhood has declined in the last year by roughly 30%. Residents hypothesize that this is due to wild coyotes preying on the cats. The current cat population is estimated to be 120. Approximately, how many cats were there originally?

Answer 1

Orinal number of cats= 171

Explanation:

Giving the following information:

Decrease in population= 30%

Current population= 120

To calculate the original number of cats, we need to use the following formula:

Orinal number of cats= current population / (1 - decrease)

Orinal number of cats= 120 / (1 - 0.3)

Orinal number of cats= 171