document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=8000>Question 8000</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> chickens and rabbits were placed under the same tent. The chickens and the rabbits have a total of 360 legs.  If there were 105 animals, how many were rabbits? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #4380 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=4380\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let C = the number of chickens and R = the number of rabbits.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then: 2C + 4R = 360  The total number of legs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and: C + R = 105  The total number of animals.  Rewrite this as: C = 105 - R and substitute into the first equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(105 - R) + 4R = 360  Simplify and solve for R, the number of rabbits.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "210 - 2R + 4R = 360  Add the R's.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "210 + 2R = 360  Subtract 210 from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2R = 150 Divide both sides by 2.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "R = 75  There were 75 rabbits. </SPAN>\n" );
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