The ratio between the number of sheep and the number of horses at the Stewart farm is 3 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:
A) 24 B) 28 C) 32 D) 56 E) 60
Let the number of sheeps and horses be 3x 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 = 3x = 3*8= 
<gadget id="calculator">3*8</gadget>
<output>24</output>
24. Hence 24
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The ratio between the number of sheep and the number of horses at the Stewart farm is 3 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?