Question

A zoo has 96 chickens and ducks altogether. The ratio of the number of chickens to the number of ducks is 5:3. How many chickens does the zoo have?

Answer 1

Answer:

The number of chickens is 60 and the number or Ducks is 36

Step-by-step explanation:

5x = 5 * 12 = 60.  (Chickens)

3x = 3 * 12 = 36. ( Ducks)

Answer 2

Answer:

5:3=5+3=8

Chickens=5/8 x 96=60

Ducks=3/8 x 96=36

So therefore the chickens are sixty in counting

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