Working out ratios II

This task is about working out ratios.

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a)  Last spring a sheep farmer's flock produced 700 lambs. Amongst the lambs, there were 8 ewes to every 6 rams.
  1. How many ewes were there?  
  2. How many rams were there?  

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b)  299 children are in the playground. There are 6 boys to every 7 girls.
  1. How many boys are there?  
  2. How many girls are there?  

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c)  At the market 9000 sacks of vegetables were sold.
     For every 14 sacks of potatoes sold, 7 sacks of onions and 9 sacks of carrots were sold. 
     How many sacks of each vegetable were sold?
  1. Sacks of potatoes  
  2. Sacks of onions   
  3. Sacks of carrots