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complete question in the attached figure
we know that
the total of sheep is 480
a) Half of the sheep ------------------------ > are sold to a neighboring farm
b)
One-third of the sheep ------------------ > are sold to his son
Questions
1) How many sheep are sold to the neighboring farm
(1/2)*480=240 sheep are sold to a neighboring farm
the answer is 240 sheep
2)
How many sheep are sold to his son
(1/3)*480=160 sheep are sold to his son
the answer is 160 sheep
3
) How many sheep does the farmer have left to sell480-(240+160)=80 sheep
the answer is 80 sheep
