SOLUTION: Some women and some horses are in a stable. In all, there are 22 heads and 72 legs. How many women and how many horses are in the stable?
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Question 50311: Some women and some horses are in a stable. In all, there are 22 heads and 72 legs. How many women and how many horses are in the stable?
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Some women(W SAY) and some horses(H SAY) are in a stable. In all, there are 22 heads and 72 legs. How many women and how many horses are in the stable?
EACH WOMAN HAS 2 LEGS.......W WOMEN HAVE =2W LEGS
EACH HORSE HAS 4 LEGS.......H HORSES HAVE =4H LEGS
TOTAL LEGS =2W+4H=72
W+2H=36..........1
EACH WOMAN . HORSE HAVE 1 HEAD
HENCE TOTAL HEADS =W+H=22...............2
EQN.1 - EQN.2 ..
H=14
W=8
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