The population of cats in a rural neighborhood has declined in the last year by roughly 30%. Residents hypothesize that this is due to wild coyotes preying on the cats. The current cat population is estimated to be 120. Approximately, how many cats were there originally?

Orinal number of cats=  171

Step-by-step explanation:

Giving the following information:

Decrease in population= 30%

Current population= 120

To calculate the original number of cats, we need to use the following formula:

Orinal number of cats= current population / (1 - decrease)

Orinal number of cats= 120 / (1 - 0.3)

Orinal number of cats=  171