On a farm, the ratio of cattle to sheep is 3 : 5. There are 24 more cattle. How many sheep are on the farm?

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5x = 3x+24
x = 12

I'll let you decide which is which. You canto have a ratio

cattle:sheep = 3:5
and yet have more cattle than sheep.

There are 36 of one and 60 of the other.