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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boma_(enclosure) )
A boma is a livestock enclosure, community enclosure, stockade, corral, small fort or a district government
office and community used in many parts of the African Great Lakes region, as well as Central and Southern Africa.
It is particularly associated with community decision making. It is incorporated into many African languages,
as well as colonial varieties of English, French and German.
Solution
Let x be the number of cows.
Then the number of chicken is (13-x).
There is no need to remind you that the cows have 4 legs each, while the chicks have only 2 legs.
So, you write this equation for legs
4x + 2(13-x) = 34
Simplify and find x
4x + 26 - 2x = 34
4x - 2x = 34 - 26
2x = 8
x = 8/2 = 4.
ANSWER. 4 cows and (13-4) = 9 chicken.
CHECK. 4*4 + 9*2 = 16 + 18 = 34, total legs. ! Correct !
Solved.
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