document.write( "Question 133497: A farm has 60 cows, pigs, and horses. There are 4 times as many cows and pigs as horses. How many horses are there? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #97677 by cuteminiming(5)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! ok \n" ); document.write( "this is what you do \n" ); document.write( "you have 60 animals total \n" ); document.write( "so you have this function \n" ); document.write( "60=c+p+h \n" ); document.write( "then, there are four times as many cow/pigs as there are horses \n" ); document.write( "so 4h=c+p \n" ); document.write( "so use that in the function.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "60=4h+h \n" ); document.write( "i just replaced the cows and pigs with the equal in horses \n" ); document.write( "so 60=5h \n" ); document.write( "divide both sides by 5 \n" ); document.write( "and you have 12 horses.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( ":) \n" ); document.write( " |