document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=234657>Question 234657</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On a farm with chickens and cows, Mr. Brown counted 36 heads and 96 legs. How many chickens and cows were there?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation 1:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation 2:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solution: </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #173055 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chibisan><B>chibisan(131)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chibisan><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=chibisan><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=173055\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Given that there was 36heads , the total number of chickens and cows will be 36.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so let the number of chickens be x and number of cows be y \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation 1 : x+y=36 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation 2 : 2x+4y=96 (for the total number of legs)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solution :<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subst. x=36-y to Eqn2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(36-y)+4y=96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "72-2y+4y=96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 36-12 = 24.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so there were 12cows and  24 chickens. </SPAN>\n" );
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