Question

6. A farmer had some cows. He purchased 3 more cows. Then 6 of his cows died. Now there are
41 cows with him. What was the number of cows he had to begin with?
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Answer 1

Answer:

44

Step-by-step explanation:

he purchased 3 cows then 6 of his cows died so loss of 3

41 cows in all + 3 from the loss = 44

Answer 2

Answer:

the answer is

Step-by-step explanation:

The three fractions in the father's will do not add up to one.

1/2 + 1/3 + 1/9 = 17/18.

So, the first son got more than he should have (9 cows instead of 8.5).

The second son got more than he should have (6 cows instead of 5.67).

The third son got more than he should have (2 cows instead of 1.89).

There should have been 17/18 of a cow left over...