on monday there was 18 cows and 12 horses in a field there were no other animals in the field what was the ratio of cows to horses in the field on monday remember to simplify

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To find the ratio of cows to horses, we divide the number of cows by the number of horses:

Ratio of cows to horses = Number of cows / Number of horses

Therefore, the ratio of cows to horses in the field on Monday is:
18 cows / 12 horses

Then, we can simplify this ratio by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD), which is 6.

(18 cows / 6) / (12 horses / 6)

This simplifies to:
3 cows / 2 horses

So, the ratio of cows to horses in the field on Monday is 3:2.