Question
The ratio of the number of hens in Farm D to the number of hens in Farm E was 7 : 9. There were 40 fewer hens in Farm D than in Farm E. When 10 hens escaped from Farm E, the farmer in Farm E bought another 18 hens. What was the new ratio of the number of hens in Farm D to the number of hens in Farm E in the end? Give your answer in the simplest form.
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The ratio of the number of hens in Farm D to the number of hens in Farm E was 7 : 9. There were 40 fewer hens in Farm D than in Farm E. When 10 hens escaped from Farm E, the farmer in Farm E bought another 18 hens. What was the new ratio of the number of hens in Farm D to the number of hens in Farm E in the end? Give your answer in the simplest form.