Answer: 110 horses
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
An average adult horse needs two fifth bale of hay
The farm has 44 bales of hay
Suppose n horses can be fed by the available bales of hay
So, we can write
[tex]\Rightarrow n\times \dfrac{2}{5}=44\\\\\Rightarrow n=\dfrac{44\times 5}{2}=110\ \text{horses}[/tex]