Question

Marshall works at an animal shelter. He makes sure all the cats are vaccinated. In July, 56 of the cats entering the shelter had already been vaccinated. Based on this result, he predicts that if 100 cats entered the shelter, 80 of the cats would have already been vaccinated. How many cats entered the animal shelter in July?

Answer 1

Answer: 70 animals

Step-by-step explanation:

Since Marshall predicted that if 100 cats entered the shelter, 80 of the cats would have already been vaccinated . This means that 80/100 = 4/5 of the animals that enter the shelter are vaccinated.

Let the animals that enter in July be y. This will be:

4/5 × y = 56

0.8y = 56

y = 56/0.8

y = 70

70 animals entered in July