Question

There are 50 dogs and 30 cats at the local shelter. Of these animals, 12 dogs have spots and 8 cats have spots. What percentage of the animals at the shelter have spots? A. 38% B. 22% C. 80% D. 25%

Answer 1

Percentages

We know there are 50 dogs and 30 cats at the shelter. This gives us a total of 80 animals.

We also know 12 dogs and 8 cats have spots. This means a total of 20 animals have spots.

There are 20 animals with spots out of 80 animals, this gives us a percentage of:

$\frac{20}{80}\cdot100\text{ \%}$

Operating: 2000/80 = 25%

Answer: D. 25%