Question
The ratio of the number of hens in Farm P to the number of hens in Farm Q was 5 : 9. There were 56 fewer hens in Farm P than in Farm Q. When 10 hens escaped from Farm Q, the farmer in Farm Q bought another 17 hens. What was the new ratio of the number of hens in Farm P to the number of hens in Farm Q in the end? Give your answer in the simplest form.
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The ratio of the number of hens in Farm P to the number of hens in Farm Q was 5 : 9. There were 56 fewer hens in Farm P than in Farm Q. When 10 hens escaped from Farm Q, the farmer in Farm Q bought another 17 hens. What was the new ratio of the number of hens in Farm P to the number of hens in Farm Q in the end? Give your answer in the simplest form.