The ratio of the number of sheep to the number of horses on a farm is 8:3. If there are 42 horses on the farm, how many sheep are on the farm?

112

Step-by-step explanation:

8:3

?:42

do 42 divided by 3 which is 14

so 14 times 8 which is 112

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in problems involving proportions, we can use cross products to test whether two ratios are equal and form a proportion. to find the cross products of a proportion, we multiply the outer terms, called the extremes, and the middle terms, called the means.

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