There are 16 animals on a farm 3/8 horses, 1/4 are donkeys and the rest are mules. How many horses,donkeys and mules are at the farm
(3/8) * 16 = ?
(1/4) * 16 = ?
Six horses, four donkeys, and six mules.
You could convert 3/8 to 6/16 and 1/4 to 4/16 to make it a bit more simple. :-)
To solve this problem, we need to find the number of horses, donkeys, and mules on the farm based on the given fractions.
Step 1: Calculate the number of horses.
We are told that 3/8 of the animals are horses. To find the number of horses, we can multiply the total number of animals on the farm by 3/8. Since the total number of animals is 16, we can calculate:
Number of horses = 16 * (3/8) = 6
Step 2: Calculate the number of donkeys.
We are told that 1/4 of the animals are donkeys. To find the number of donkeys, we can multiply the total number of animals on the farm by 1/4. Using the total number of animals as 16, we can calculate:
Number of donkeys = 16 * (1/4) = 4
Step 3: Calculate the number of mules.
We need to find the number of mules by subtracting the number of horses and donkeys from the total number of animals on the farm. Using the number of animals (16), the number of horses (6), and the number of donkeys (4), we can calculate:
Number of mules = Total number of animals - Number of horses - Number of donkeys
= 16 - 6 - 4
= 6
Therefore, there are 6 horses, 4 donkeys, and 6 mules on the farm.