Question

Three horse share five bales of hay equally. Five cows share eight bales of hay equally.
How much hay does each horse and each cow get?
Which animal gets more, a horse of a cow? How much more hay do they get?

Answer 1

horse=1.6667.
cow=1.6
horse got more then Cow.
0.06.....

Answer 2

Find the amount of hay a horse get:

3 horses = 5 bales of hay

1 horse = 5/3  bales of hay

Find the amount of hay a cow get:

5 cows = 8 bales of hay

1 cow = 8/5  bales of hay

Compare:

5/3  > 8/5  ⇒ horses get more

Find the difference = 5/3 - 8/5 = 1/15

Answer: (a) Horse = 5/3 bales of hay , cow = 8/5 bales of hay (b) Horses get more (c) A horse get 1/15 bales of hay more than a cow.