Question

At a pet store, 1/5 of the animals are cats and 3/4 are fish. There are 40 animals at the pet store. How many are not cats or fish? Show your work.

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Answer:

2

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

Animals which are not cats or fish=40-(8+30)

40-38=2

2 animals