Question

A farmer has 5 times as many cows as horses. The farmer only has cows and horses, and he has 168 animals. How many horses does he have

Answer 1

140

Explanation:

This gives you the information that each equal group has 28 animals. Only one group is all horses, so a simple method in this problem in to simply subtract 28 from 168. Always check. Answer: 140 cows.