Question

In one particular suburb, 50% of families own a beagle. If there are a total of 18 families in this neighborhood that own a dog in general, then how many dog owners own a beagle? Round your answer to the nearest whole number if necessary.

Answer 1

Answer:

9 of the dog owners own beagle.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Number of families own a dog = 18

Percent of families own beagle = 50%

We need to find the number of families own a beagle.

Solution:

Now we can say that;

number of families own a beagle is equal to Percent of families own beagle multiplied by Number of families own a dog then divided by 100.

framing in equation form we get;

number of families own a beagle = $\frac{50}{100}\times 18 =9$

Hence 9 of the dog owners own beagle.