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At a farm the ratio of cows to horses was 9 to2 if there were 72 cows at the farm how many horses were there

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jimrgrant1 jimrgrant1

22-11-2018

16 horses

9 parts of the ratio is 72 cows

divide 72 by 9 for 1 part of the ratio

[tex]\frac{72}{9}[/tex] = 8 ← 1 part of the ratio

2 parts = 2 × 8 = 16 ← number of horses

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