SOLUTION: Francis has cats,,dogs,chicken and fish.half of her pets are cats.there are three more dogs than fish,and there are two less dogs than chicken.if she has 28 pets,how many chicken d
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Question 1009427: Francis has cats,,dogs,chicken and fish.half of her pets are cats.there are three more dogs than fish,and there are two less dogs than chicken.if she has 28 pets,how many chicken does she have?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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C=cats=14; D=dogs; F=fish=D-3; H=chickens=D+2
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C+D+F+H=28
14+D+(D-3)+(D+2)=28
3D-1=14
3D=15
D=5 . She has 5 dogs.
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H=D+2=5+2=7
ANSWER: She has 7 chickens.
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CHECK:
F=D-3=5-3=2 . She has 2 fish.
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C+D+F+H=28
14+5+2+7=28
28=28
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