Farmer Freddie is checking on the animals in his field.he knows that the ratio of sheeps to cows is 2:3.if he counts 50 sheeps , how many cows should be there be in the field
To use ratios to find how many cows there should be in the field, we first need to find the equivalent ratio of sheeps to cows when the ratio is 2:3.
To do this, we can set up a proportion:
2/3 = 50/x
Where x represents the number of cows in the field.
We can cross-multiply to solve for x:
2x = 150
x = 75
Therefore, there should be 75 cows in the field.
To find out the number of cows in the field, we can use the given ratio of sheeps to cows, which is 2:3.
First, let's set up a proportion using the number of sheeps counted (50) and the unknown number of cows (x):
2/3 = 50/x
To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:
2x = 3 * 50
2x = 150
Now, divide both sides of the equation by 2 to isolate x:
x = 150/2
x = 75
Therefore, there should be 75 cows in the field.