document.write( "Question 985556: 31 heads and 104 feet, how many dogs and how many birds \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "D=number of dogs; B=number of birds
\n" ); document.write( "D+B=31
\n" ); document.write( "D=31-B
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\n" ); document.write( "4D+2B=104 Substitute for D.
\n" ); document.write( "4(31-B)+2B=104
\n" ); document.write( "124-4B+2B=104
\n" ); document.write( "-2B=-20
\n" ); document.write( "B=10 ANSWER 1: There were 10 birds.
\n" ); document.write( "D=31-B=31-10=21 ANSWER 2: There were 21 dogs.
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\n" ); document.write( "4D+2B=104
\n" ); document.write( "4(21)+2(10)=104
\n" ); document.write( "84+20=104
\n" ); document.write( "104=104
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