Answer:
250
Step-by-step explanation:
36% are rabbits, and 28% are dogs. That means the percent that are hamsters is:
100% − 36% − 28% = 36%
There are 160 dogs and hamsters, which are 28% + 36% = 64% of the pets. Therefore, we can write and solve a proportion:
160 / 64% = x / 100%
x = 250
There are a total of 250 pets.
Answer: 250 pets
Step-by-step explanation:
Let the total number of pets in the pet shop be x
36% of them are rabbits. This means that the number of pets that are rabbit 36/100 × x = 0.36×x = 0.36x
28% of them are dogs. This means that the number of pets that are dogs are 28/100 × x = 0.28×x = 0.28x
The rest are hamsters. This means that total number of hamsters is total number of pets minus sum of rabbits and dogs.
Number of hamsters = x -(0.28x + 0.36x) = 0.36x
If there are 160 dogs and hamsters,it means that
0.28x + 0.36x = 160
0.64x =160
x = 160/0.64
x = 250
