document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=379302>Question 379302</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> miranda visited a petting zoo on saturday. she counted 95 ducks and goats.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "she also counted 316 legs between the ducks and goats. how many of each kind of each animal did miranda see? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #269306 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=269306\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let ducks be x numbers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "goats be y numbers<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y = 95....................(1)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+4y = 316.................(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply (1) by -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x-2y=-190<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add this to (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4y-2y=316-190<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y=126<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=63 The number of goats.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug value of y in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+63=95<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 32 ... The number of ducks.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
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