Question

The rabbit population in a certain area is 500% of last​ year's population. There are 1,300 rabbits this year. How many were there last​ year?

Answer 1

260 rabbits hope this helps

Answer 2

There were 260 rabbits last year.

We know that last year was the original population as 100%. The population is now 5 times higher, as 100% x 5 is 500%.

To find the original rabbit population, we would then divide this years population of 1300 by 5, to get 1/5 aka 100% of the population. This number is 260

500/100=5
1300/5=260