SOLUTION: there are cows and chickens on the barnyard and there are 24 legs. how many cows? how many chickens? how do you know?

SOLUTION: there are cows and chickens on the barnyard and there are 24 legs. how many cows? how many chickens? how do you know?

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Question 556613: there are cows and chickens on the barnyard and there are 24 legs. how many cows? how many chickens? how do you know?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
there are cows and chickens on the barnyard and there are 24 legs. how many cows? how many chickens? how do you know?
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2ch + 4cow = 24
There's more than 1 answer, no unique solution.
0 chic and 6 cows
2 chic and 5 cows
4 chic and 4 cows etc
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