document.write( "Question 305751: In a pen of goats and chickens, there are 70 heads and 150 feet. How many goats and chickens are in the pen? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #218867 by solver91311(24713)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Presuming that we have no 2-headed chickens or 3-legged goats, which is to say that we presume all goats have one head and four feet while all chickens have one head and two feet, we can make the following assertions:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "1: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Multiply the second equation by -2:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Add equation 1 to equation 2:\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Five goats means 65 chickens.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "John \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |