Let the number of cats be x.
Let the number of sheep be y.
3 times the number of cats exceeded the number of sheep by 7
⇒ 3x = y + 7
When x = 69
3(69)= y + 7
207 = y + 7
y = 207 - 7
y = 200
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Answer: There are 200 sheeps.
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