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In Mathematics / High School | 2014-11-02

Rachel has a collection of 40 stuffed animals. Of the stuffed animals, \(\frac{3}{8}\) are bears and \(\frac{1}{5}\) are dogs. The rest are other animals. How many other animals does she have?

Asked by izzyb1977

Answer (3)

of Bears = (3/8)×40 = 15
of Dogs = (1/5)×40 = 8
of Other Animals = 40 - 15 - 8 = 17
She has 17 other animals

Answered by Anonymous | 2024-06-10

To find the number of other **animals **Rachel has, subtract the number of bears and dogs from the total number of stuffed animals. Rachel has 2 other animals in her collection. ;

Answered by bhavyaindrachar88se | 2024-06-24

Rachel has 17 other animals in her collection. This is found by first calculating the number of bears (15) and dogs (8) and then subtracting their sum from the total of 40 stuffed animals. Thus, 40 - 23 = 17 other animals.
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Answered by bhavyaindrachar88se | 2024-09-27