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Question from Eileen, a parent: There are 239 cows and pigs in a farm. The total number of cows and ducks in the farm is 767. There are 5 times as many ducks as pigs. If the farmer can sell each duck for $7.50, how much can he collect from the sale of all his ducks? |
Eileen,
How many more ducks than pigs are there?
There are 5 times as many ducks as pigs.
So the number you just found is four times the number of pigs... how many pigs?
How many ducks?
And now you can answer:
If the farmer can sell each duck for $7.50, how much can he collect from the sale of all his ducks?
Good Hunting!
RD
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