Mark sold 7 terrapins, 3 cats and some guinea pigs. He sold 5 more guinea pigs than cats. What fraction of the total number of animals sold were cats?
Number of guinea pigs sold
= 3 + 5
= 8
Total number of animals sold
= 7 + 3 + 8
= 18
Fraction of animals sold that were cats
=
318=
16
Answer(s):
16