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\n" ); document.write( "Practically blind without my glasses, I can only see shapes in the barnyard. Despite that, I count 46 legs, but only 14 heads in a farm yard of sheep and geese. How many of each are there? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #319718 by MathLover1(20850) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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let sheep be $\"x\"$ and gees $\"y\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sheep has 4 legs: $\"4x\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "gees have 2 legs: $\"2y\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "there are $\"46\"$ legs: $\"4x%2B2y=46\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "but only 14 heads: $\"x%2By=14\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4x%2B2y=46\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2By=14\"$
\n" ); document.write( "--------------------solve this system\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x%2By=14\"$ ....solve for $\"x\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=14-y\"$ ......substitute in $\"4x%2B2y=46\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4%2814-y%29%2B2y=46\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"56-4y%2B2y=46\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"56-2y=46\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"56-46=2y\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"10=2y\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"5=y\"$ \r
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sheep and $\"5\"$ gees\r
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