on monday there was 18 cows and 12 horses in a field there were no other animals in the field what was the ratio of cows to horses in the field on monday remember to simplify
To find the ratio of cows to horses, we divide the number of cows by the number of horses:
Ratio of cows to horses = Number of cows / Number of horses
Therefore, the ratio of cows to horses in the field on Monday is:
18 cows / 12 horses
Then, we can simplify this ratio by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which is 6.
(18 cows / 6) / (12 horses / 6)
This simplifies to:
3 cows / 2 horses
So, the ratio of cows to horses in the field on Monday is 3:2.