+108 Simon and Thiru have some chickens and ducks on their farms. On Simon's farm, the ratio of the number of chickens to the number of duck is 1:7. On Thiru's farm, the ratio of number of chickens to the number of ducks is 2:3. There are 84 less chickens than ducks on each farm.
(a) How many chickens are there on Simon's farm?
(b) Each duck on Thiru's farm lays an average of 6 eggs per week. How many duck eggs are produced on Thiru's farm per week?
+15058 (a) How many chickens are there on Simon's farm?
(b) Each duck on Thiru's farm lays an average of 6 eggs per week. How many duck eggs are produced on Thiru's farm per week?
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Simon:(d−84):d=1:7d=7d−7⋅846d=588
d=98c=14
Thiru:(d−84):d=2:32d=3d−3⋅84
d=252, e=252⋅6=1512c=168
(a) 14 chickens are there on Simon's farm.
(b) 1512 duck eggs are produced on Thiru's farm per week?
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