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At a farm the ratio of cows to horses was 8 : 3. If there were 24 cows at the farm, how many horses were there?
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At a farm the ratio of cows to horses was 8 : 3. If there were 24 cows at the farm, how many horses were there?

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9 Horses or 24:9

Since there are 24 cows we can do 24/8 and get 3. Then multiply the amount of horses by 3.

3(3) = 9.

Therefore there would be 9 horses.
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