SOLUTION: There are some men and buffaloes at a palce .if total number of heads are 15 and total number of legs are 46, then how many men and buffaloes are there.?

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Question 1011075: There are some men and buffaloes at a palce .if total number of heads are 15 and total number of legs are 46, then how many men and buffaloes are there.?
Answer by Boreal(15235) About Me  (Show Source):
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men=x
buffaloes=(15-x)
2x+4(15-x)=46
2x+60-4x=46
-2x=-14
x=7 men (14 legs)
15-x=8 buffaloes, (32 legs)