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Algebra.Com's Answer #656708 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! If there is 80 cows and hens and the legs are 208 how many cows and hens \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "animals:: c + h = 80 \n" ); document.write( "legs::: 4c + 2h = 208 \n" ); document.write( "----------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Modify for elimination:: \n" ); document.write( "c + h = 80 \n" ); document.write( "2c+ h = 104 \n" ); document.write( "------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"c\":: \n" ); document.write( "c = 24 (# of cows) \n" ); document.write( "----- \n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"h\":: \n" ); document.write( "h = 80-c = 80-24 = 56 (# of hens) \n" ); document.write( "------------ \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "------------------------- \n" ); document.write( " |