document.write( "Question 1066203: While on a walk in the country, you pass a field full of goats and chickens. After a quick count, you determine there are
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document.write( "31 heads and 86 feet in the field. How many of each animal are there?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #681366 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! G+C=31, where G=goats and C=chickens. This is the count equation. \n" ); document.write( "4G+2C=86; this is the feet equation. \n" ); document.write( "-2G-2C=-62 \n" ); document.write( "2G=24 \n" ); document.write( "G=12---48 feet \n" ); document.write( "C=10--38 feet \n" ); document.write( "They add to 86 feet \n" ); document.write( "(8x+4=52) \n" ); document.write( "x=6 \n" ); document.write( " |