Question

There are 21 goats and 35 chickens on a farm. If 5 more goats and 5 more chickens are added. is the ratil goats to chickens the same? Write an argument to defend your solution.

Answer 1

The ratio of goats to chickens is not the same after adding 5 more of each.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine if the ratio of goats to chickens is the same after adding 5 more of each, we need to compare the initial ratio to the ratio after the addition.

Initial ratio: 21 goats / 35 chickens
After addition: (21 + 5) goats / (35 + 5) chickens

Calculating the ratios:

• Initial ratio: 0.6 goats : 1 chicken
• After addition: 0.56 goats : 1 chicken

The ratios are not the same. After adding 5 more goats and 5 more chickens, the ratio of goats to chickens decreases. Therefore, the ratio is not the same.