Question

Farmer McDonald has 14 chickens for every 3 geese on his farm. If there are 15 geese, how many chickens are there?

Answer 1

Explanation:

14 for every 3 would be the same as 14/3

If we make that equal to x/15, what follows...

`(chickens)/(geese) = (14)/(3) = (x)/(15)`

If we cross multiply

`3x = 14(15)`

`3x = 210`

And lastly we divide by 3

`x = 70 \: chickens`