document.write( "Question 821870: A farm house shelters 26 animals. Some are goats and some are ducks. Altogether there are 90 legs. How many of each animal are there?
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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "A farm house shelters 26 animals. 
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document.write( "Some are goats and some are ducks
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document.write( "  x are goats and (26-x) are ducks
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document.write( "Question states*** Altogether there are 90 legs.
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document.write( "  4x + 2(26-x) = 90 legs
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document.write( "     2x = 38
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document.write( "      x = 19, the number of goats.  7 ducks   (26-19)
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document.write( "   76 + 14 = 90 legs \n" );
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