Mr. Pilgrim has a turkey farm. he has one male turkey for every 17 female turkeys. if he has 289 females, how many males does he have?
number of males ---- x
number of females -- 17x
but 17x = 289
so x = ......
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To find the number of males Mr. Pilgrim has, we need to divide the number of females by the ratio of male to female turkeys.
The ratio given is 1 male turkey for every 17 female turkeys. This means for every 17 female turkeys, there is 1 male turkey.
First, let's calculate the number of groups of 17 females in 289 females. We divide 289 by 17:
289 / 17 ≈ 17
So, there are approximately 17 groups of 17 females in 289 females.
Next, we know that there is 1 male turkey for every group of 17 females. Since there are 17 groups, there must be 17 males:
17 x 1 = 17
Therefore, Mr. Pilgrim has 17 male turkeys.