Question

Shana lives in a town with a population of 130,000. Standing outside the largest grocery store, Shana surveyed people to find out how many have cats. Of the people she asked, 106 people had cats and 694 did not. How many cat owners are predicted to live in the town?

Answer 1

Around 17,225 cats could be estimated to live in the town

Answer 2

106/800 = x/130,000
Cross multiply
800x = 106(130,000)
800x = 13,780,000
Divide both sides by 800
x = 17,225