this dude has a farm and 1/8 were pigs, 2/3 were horses, and the rest were chickens. there are 10 chickens, how many animals are
1 answer:
The number of animals that are on the farm is 48.
<h3>How many animals are on the farm?</h3>A fraction is a non-integer that is made up of a numerator and a denominator. An example of a fraction is 2/3.
The first step is to determine the fraction of the animals that are chickens.
Fraction that are chickens = 1 - fraction that are pigs and horses.
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Fraction that are chickens = 1 - 19/24 = 5/24
The next step is to divide the number of chickens by the fraction of the chickens.
Number of animals = number of chickens ÷ fraction of chickens
10 ÷ 5/24
10 x 24/ 5 = 48
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