SOLUTION: 9/10 of the number of cows is the same as 4/5 the number of sheeps. If there are 225 sheeps, find the total number of cows and sheeps.
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Question 815200: 9/10 of the number of cows is the same as 4/5 the number of sheeps. If there are 225 sheeps, find the total number of cows and sheeps.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of cows
Let = number of sheep
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Multiply both sides by
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By substitution:
and
There are 425 cows and sheep
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