Question

At a farm the ratio of cows to horses was 9 to2 if there were 72 cows at the farm how many horses were there

Answer 1

16 horses

9 parts of the ratio is 72 cows

divide 72 by 9 for 1 part of the ratio

`(72)/(9)` = 8 ← 1 part of the ratio

2 parts = 2 × 8 = 16 ← number of horses