document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=739960>Question 739960</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a farmer keeps hens and rabbits in his farm.one day he counted a total of 70 heads and 196 legs.how many more hens does he has then rabbits? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #451434 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Menjax><B>Menjax(62)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Menjax><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=451434\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let h = number of hens and r = number of rabbits<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h+r=70 (total heads = total number of animals)(equation 1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2h+4r=196 (each hen has 2 legs and rabbits have 4)(equation 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Times equation #1 by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2h+2r=140 (equation 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation 2 minus equation 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2r=56<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 14 more hens than there are rabbits  </SPAN>\n" );
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