At a pet store, one fifth of the animals are cats and three-fourth are fish. There are 40 animals at the pet store. How many are
mot cats or fish? Show your thinking
1 answer:
Answer:
2 animals
Step-by-step explanation:
Number of animals=40
Fraction of fish=3/4
=>number of fish=3/4*40=30
Fraction of cats=1/5
=>number of cats=1/5*40=8
Animals which are not cats or fish are=total number of animals-(number of cats + number of fish)
Animals which are not cats or fish=40-(8+30)
40-38
2 animals
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