The ratio between the number of sheep and the number of horses at the Stewart farm is 2 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 from the following choices
A) 18  B) 16  C) 32  D) 56  E) 60
Let the number of sheeps and horses be 4x and 7x.   Now total number of horses = total consumption of horse food/consumption per horse = 12880/230= 
<gadget id="calculator">12880/230</gadget>
<output>56</output>
56, which is equal to 7x.=&gt; x = 8   Sheeps = 2x = 2*8= 
<gadget id="calculator">2*8</gadget>
<output>16</output>
16. Hence 16
<result>B</result>
The ratio between the number of sheep and the number of horses at the Stewart farm is 2 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?