There are 450 pigeon eggs in a farm.

Question

There are 450 pigeon eggs in a farm. There are 50 fewer pigeon eggs than duck eggs. There are 300 more chicken eggs than duck eggs. Find the ratio of the number of duck eggs to the number of chicken eggs.

 

Please tell me the final answer.

Answer 1

Hi Claire,

 

I just saw your question. I'll try my best to help you.

 

Here is what we are given: 450 pigeon eggs, 50 fewer pigeon eggs than duck eggs, and 300 more chicken eggs than duck eggs.

 

Knowing this, we can determine that there are 450 + 50 = 500 duck eggs, since there are 50 fewer pigeon eggs than duck eggs.

 

We can also determine that there are 300 + 500 = 800 chicken eggs, since there are 300 more chicken eggs than duck eggs, which we just calculated.

 

If we are told to find the ratio of the number of duck eggs to the number of chicken eggs, we simply compare the two numbers:

 

500 : 800

 

This can be simplified to 5 : 8, if we divide both by 100.

 

Remember that just knowing the final answer won't necessarily help you. It is better to know the process.

 

Hope this helps!

Remember that just knowing the final answer won't necessarily help you. It is better to know the process.