Question

the ratio of the number of hens to the number of goats on farm a is 5: 4 and that on farm b is 5 : 7. what could be the ratio of the total number of hens to the total number of goats in farms a and b taken together?

Answer 1

Farm A--hens:goats = 5:4

Farm B--hens:goats = 5:7

Farms A and B--hens:goats = (5 + 4):(5 + 7) = 10:11