document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=887582>Question 887582</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help with this? so confused...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mr. Tucker has some cows and chickens. If there are 60 heads and 200 legs, how many chickens does he have? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #536737 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=536737\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Think of the ratios of each animal to the body parts.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "COWS:  4 legs per cow.  1 head per cow.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHICKENS:  2 legs per chicken.  1 head per chicken.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The available heads and legs suggests you should account for heads and account for legs.  Notice that the ratio of any animal to heads is 1 to 1, so for 60 heads, Mr. Tucker must have 60 animals, combined chickens and cows.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p = how many chickens  (as in \"poultry\").<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = how many cows  (think, \"bovine\").\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You know <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28p%2Bb=60%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28p%2Bb=60%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now account for legs:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2p%2B4b=200 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2p%2B4b=200\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two equations in two unknowns.  Finish the solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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