SOLUTION: A farmer has chickens and pigs. There are 43 heads and 142 legs. How many chickens does he have and how many pigs does he have?
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Question 703991: A farmer has chickens and pigs. There are 43 heads and 142 legs. How many chickens does he have and how many pigs does he have?
Answer by nshah11(47) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Assume the farmer has p pigs and c chickens.
p + c = 43
4p + 2c = 142
2p = 142 - 86
p = 71 - 43 = 28
c = 15
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