document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=706519>Question 706519</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a farmer owns a farm with chickens and pigs. the farmer counted 17 heads and 60 legs. how many chickens and pigs are there?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use systems of equations to solve this probelm algebrically </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "# of legs equation: 2c+4p = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# of heads equation: c + p = 17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Modify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c + 2p = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c + p  = 17<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"p\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 13 (# of pigs)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"c\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c + p = 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c + 13 = 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 4 (# of chickens)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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