document.write( "Question 1092717: If you have 23 heads and 72 total legs, How many cows and roosters do you have? I have already tried 12 cows to get 48 legs and then had 11 roosters to add 22 legs. (A cow has 4 legs and a rooster has 2) \n" ); document.write( "
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c, cows
\n" ); document.write( "r, roosters\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c%2Br=23\"---------counting heads\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4c%2B2r=72\"--------counting legs\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Legs equation can be simplified.
\n" ); document.write( "\"2c%2Br=36\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Variable r can be eliminated to first find c.
\n" ); document.write( "\"%282c%2Br%29-%28c%2Br%29=36-23\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2c-c=13\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28c=13%29\"-------Number of cows. Use this to find number of roosters.
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