SOLUTION: a farm has pigs and turkeys, in total there are 58 heads and 168 paws. how many pigs and turkeys are there?

Question 969835: a farm has pigs and turkeys, in total there are 58 heads and 168 paws. how many pigs and turkeys are there?
Found 2 solutions by josgarithmetic, MathTherapy:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
p pigs, t turkeys.
Neither have paws. Pigs have hooves.

Taking hooves as the same as paws,

, through very direct computation.

Answer by MathTherapy(10552) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a farm has pigs and turkeys, in total there are 58 heads and 168 paws. how many pigs and turkeys are there?

I take it "paws" mean legs
Number of pigs:
Number of turkeys:
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