In one particular suburb, 85% of families own a beagle. If 34 families own a beagle in this neighborhood, then how many families are in this suburb?

There are 40 families in the suburb.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that 85% of the families own a beagle.

Let x be the total number of families in the suburb.

It is also given that 34 families own a beagle

Which means that 85% of x is 34

This can be written as:

Therefore, there are 40 families in the suburb.