A farmer is selling 480 sheep. Half of the sheep are sold to a neighboring farm that has 150 acres. One-third of the sheep are s
old to his son who is starting his own farm of 240 acres.
1 answer:
the complete question in the attached figure
we know that
<span>the total of sheep is 480</span>
<span>a) Half of the sheep ------------------------ > are sold to a neighboring farm</span>
b) <span>One-third of the sheep ------------------ > are sold to his son
</span>
Questions
1) How many sheep are sold to the neighboring farm
(1/2)*480=240 sheep are sold to a neighboring farm
the answer is 240 sheep
2) How many sheep are sold to his son
(1/3)*480=160 sheep are sold to his son
the answer is 160 sheep
3) How many sheep does the farmer have left to sell
480-(240+160)=80 sheep
the answer is 80 sheep
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