Question

An animal shelter houses dogs, cats, and rabbits. There are 126 animals at the shelter. Of the animals, 1/3 are cats. Three fourths of the remaining animals are dogs. How many of the animals are rabbits? Show your work.

Answer 1

21 rabbits

Explanation:

⇒ Given:

There are 126 animals at the shelter.

Of the animals, 1/3 are cats.

Three fourths of the remaining animals are dogs.

To Find:

How many of the animals are rabbits? Show your work.

Solve:

Since 1/3 are cats and the total is 126.

Then, 1/3 of 126 is 42. {1/3 × 126 = 42}

Therefore, there are 42 cats.

3/4 of the remaining animals, which is 84 are dogs.

Which 3/4 of 84 is 63. { 3/4 × 84 = 63 }

So there are 63 dogs.

Now adding dogs and cats together:

63 + 42 = 105 animals.

126 {Total} - 105{cat and cats} = 21 {rabbits}

Hence, there are 21 rabbits.

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