Farmer smith has 64 cows. 12 are white and the rest are black. What is the ratio of white to black cows?

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asked Apr 13, 2019 42.5k views

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Ikmal Ezzani · Answer 1 · 2019-04-16T22:43:15+0000

Answer:

3 : 13

Explanation:

ratio of white : black cows is required

number of black cows = 64 - 12 = 52

white : black = 12 : 52 ( divide both parts of the ratio by 4 )

= 3 : 13 ← in simplest form