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15 of the number of sheep that Farmer Will had was equal to 25 of the number of sheep that Farmer Billy had. When Farmer Will sold 300 of his sheep and Farmer Billy bought another 40, the ratio of the number of sheep that Farmer Will had to the number of sheep Farmer Billy had become 5 : 3. What was the total number of sheep that the 2 farmers had at first?
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15 of the number of sheep that Farmer Will had was equal to 25 of the number of sheep that Farmer Billy had. When Farmer Will sold 300 of his sheep and Farmer Billy bought another 40, the ratio of the number of sheep that Farmer Will had to the number of sheep Farmer Billy had become 5 : 3. What was the total number of sheep that the 2 farmers had at first?