The ratio of the number of chickens in Farm Y to the number of chickens in Farm Z was 4 : 9. There were 65 fewer chickens in Farm Y than in Farm Z. When 12 chickens escaped from Farm Z, the farmer in Farm Z bought another 19 chickens. What was the new ratio of the number of chickens in Farm Y to the number of chickens in Farm Z in the end? Give your answer in the simplest form.
|
Farm Y |
Farm Z |
Before |
4 u |
9 u |
Change 1 |
|
- 12 |
Change 2 |
|
+ 19 |
After |
4 u |
9 u + 7 |
Number of fewer chickens in Farm Y than Farm Z
= 9 u - 4 u
= 5 u
5 u = 65
1 u = 65 ÷ 5 = 13
Number of chickens in Farm Y
= 4 u
= 13 x 4
= 52
Number of chickens in Farm Z
= 9 u
= 13 x 9
= 117
New number of chickens in Farm Z
= 9 u + 7
= 117 + 7
= 124
Farm Y : Farm Z
52 : 124
(÷ 4)13 : 31
Answer(s): 13 : 31