The ratio between the number of sheep and the number of horses at the Stewart farm is 5 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) 28  C) 40  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 = 5x = 5*8= 
<gadget id="calculator">5*8</gadget>
<output>40</output>
40. Hence 40.
<result>C</result>
The ratio between the number of sheep and the number of horses at the Stewart farm is 5 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?