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Question

In a flock of black and white sheep, 2 out of 5 sheets are white. If there are 8 more black sheep than white shee, how many are in the flock?

Answer 1

if 2 out of 5 sheep are white, then 3 out of 5 sheep are black --- thus, the ratio of black sheep (B) to white sheep (W) is B/W = 3/2 --- also, B = W + 8 --- or (W + 8)/W = 3/2 --- or, cross multiplying, 3W = 2(W + 8) --- or, W = 16, and B = W + 8 = 16 + 8 = 24 --- then, B + W = 24 + 16 = 50 = total number of sheep (black and white) in flock