Shepherd's Flock

Does Joseph have too many sheep in his flock...
Age
14 to 16
Challenge level
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Exploring and noticing Working systematically Conjecturing and generalising Visualising and representing Reasoning, convincing and proving
Being curious Being resourceful Being resilient Being collaborative

Problem



Joseph's flock has 55% more sheep than goats. What is the ratio of goats to sheep in the flock?

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