SOLUTION: A farmer has 60 cows, pigs, and horses. There are 4 times as many cows and pigs than they are horses. How many horses are there?
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Question 417564: A farmer has 60 cows, pigs, and horses. There are 4 times as many cows and pigs than they are horses. How many horses are there?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of horses
Let = number of cows and pigs
given:
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There are 12 horses
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