document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=993304>Question 993304</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A small farm has sheep and chickens. There are twice as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "many chicken as sheep, and there are 104 legs between the sheep and the chickens. How many chickens are there? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "many chicken as sheep, and there are 104 legs between the sheep and the chickens. How many chickens are there? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "c = 2s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2c+4s = 104 legs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"c\" and solve for \"s\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(2s) + 4s = 104<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8s = 104<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 13 (# of sheep)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"c\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 2s = 2*13 = 26 (# of chickens)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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