SOLUTION: Gregory owns a farm. On his farm he has 2 kinds of horses, Palominos and Hackneys. If he has 3/4 more Palominos than he does Hackneys, and 1/4 of the Hackneys are male, what is the

Question 279197: Gregory owns a farm. On his farm he has 2 kinds of horses, Palominos and Hackneys. If he has 3/4 more Palominos than he does Hackneys, and 1/4 of the Hackneys are male, what is the minimum number of female Hackneys present at Gregory�s farm?

Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let's say he has 100 hackneys
3/4*100=75
so he has 100+75=175 palominos
1.75*h=p
3/4*h=f=75
In order to have whole numbers (horses come in whole numbers only) then he must have at least 3 female hackneys
1 male hackney 3 female hackneys and 7 palominos

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