Question
A shepherd owns two types of cattle: cows and sheep.
After selling 40% of his cattle, he is left with a total of 90 cows and sheep. How many cattle did the shepherd sell?Solution
Required number of cattle sold = (90/0.6) × 0.4 = 60
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