document.write( "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? \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #203061 by richwmiller(17219)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let's say he has 100 hackneys \n" ); document.write( "3/4*100=75 \n" ); document.write( "so he has 100+75=175 palominos \n" ); document.write( "1.75*h=p \n" ); document.write( "3/4*h=f=75 \n" ); document.write( "In order to have whole numbers (horses come in whole numbers only) then he must have at least 3 female hackneys \n" ); document.write( "1 male hackney 3 female hackneys and 7 palominos \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |