The ratio of the number of chickens in Farm Z to the number of chickens in Farm A was 4 : 7. There were 51 fewer chickens in Farm Z than in Farm A. When 8 chickens escaped from Farm A, the farmer in Farm A bought another 13 chickens. What was the new ratio of the number of chickens in Farm Z to the number of chickens in Farm A in the end? Give your answer in the simplest form.
|
Farm Z |
Farm A |
Before |
4 u |
7 u |
Change 1 |
|
- 8 |
Change 2 |
|
+ 13 |
After |
4 u |
7 u + 5 |
Number of fewer chickens in Farm Z than Farm A
= 7 u - 4 u
= 3 u
3 u = 51
1 u = 51 ÷ 3 = 17
Number of chickens in Farm Z
= 4 u
= 17 x 4
= 68
Number of chickens in Farm A
= 7 u
= 17 x 7
= 119
New number of chickens in Farm A
= 7 u + 5
= 119 + 5
= 124
Farm Z : Farm A
68 : 124
(÷ 4)17 : 31
Answer(s): 17 : 31