Question
The ratio of the number of chickens in Farm U to the number of chickens in Farm V was 5 : 8. There were 66 fewer chickens in Farm U than in Farm V. When 8 chickens escaped from Farm V, the farmer in Farm V bought another 18 chickens. What was the new ratio of the number of chickens in Farm U to the number of chickens in Farm V in the end? Give your answer in the simplest form.
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The ratio of the number of chickens in Farm U to the number of chickens in Farm V was 5 : 8. There were 66 fewer chickens in Farm U than in Farm V. When 8 chickens escaped from Farm V, the farmer in Farm V bought another 18 chickens. What was the new ratio of the number of chickens in Farm U to the number of chickens in Farm V in the end? Give your answer in the simplest form.