The ratio between the number of sheep and the number of horses at the Stewart farm is 1 to 7, If each horse is fed 230 ounces of horse food per day and the farm needs a total 12,880 ounces of horse food per day, what is the number of sheep in the farm?
Choose the correct choice.
A) 18	B) 28	C) 32	D) 56	E) 8
Let the number of sheeps and horses be 1x and 7x.   Now total number of horses = total consumption of horse food/consumption per horse = 12880/230= 
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<output>56</output>
56, which is equal to 7x.=&gt; x = 8   Sheeps = 1x = 1*8= 
<gadget id="calculator">1*8</gadget>
<output>8</output>
8.   Hence 8
<result>E</result>
The ratio between the number of sheep and the number of horses at the Stewart farm is 1 to 7, If each horse is fed 230 ounces of horse food per day and the farm needs a total 12,880 ounces of horse food per day, what is the number of sheep in the farm?