The ratio between the number of sheep and the number of horses at the Stewart farm is 1 to 7, If each horse is fed 230 ounces of horse food per day and the farm needs a total 12,880 ounces of horse food per day, what is the number of sheep in the farm? Select.
A) 18  B) 28  C) 32  D) 56  E) 8

Rationale: "let the number of sheeps and horses be 1 x and 7 x . now total number of horses = total consumption of horse food / consumption per horse = 12880 / 230 = 56 , which is equal to 7 x . = > x = 8 sheeps = 1 x = 1 * 8 = 8 . hence e"
Answer: E