Roosters to chickens is 2 to 8
That means where there are 2 roosters, there are 8 chickens.
Simplify the ratio 2:8
The ratio can be simplified to 1:4
So, for 1 rooster, there are 4 chickens.
Now, the question says that if there are 5 roosters, how many chickens will there be?
1 rooster to 4 chickens
5 roosters to ? chickens
We went from 1 rooster to 5 rooster. We multiplied by 5.
To find out how many chickens there are for 5 roosters, multiply 4 chickens by 5.
4 * 5 = 20
Where there are 5 roosters, there will be 20 chickens.
Another way to solve is as follows:
[tex]\frac{2}{8} =\frac{5}{x}\\\\\sf{Cross~multiply}\\\\2x = 5\times 8\\\\2x = 40\\\\x = 20\\\\\boxed{\bf{x=20}}[/tex]
Your final answer is 20 chickens.
