SOLUTION: Farmer Del has 40 more chickens than cows on his farm. He also has 10 fewer pigs than cows and 20 fewer sheep than chickens. He also has 4 horses. If Farmer Del has a total of 110
Algebra ->
Expressions-with-variables
-> SOLUTION: Farmer Del has 40 more chickens than cows on his farm. He also has 10 fewer pigs than cows and 20 fewer sheep than chickens. He also has 4 horses. If Farmer Del has a total of 110
Log On
Question 1094481: Farmer Del has 40 more chickens than cows on his farm. He also has 10 fewer pigs than cows and 20 fewer sheep than chickens. He also has 4 horses. If Farmer Del has a total of 110 animals on his farm, how many of each kind does he have? Found 2 solutions by ikleyn, MathTherapy:Answer by ikleyn(52794) (Show Source):
Let the number of cows be x.
Then the number of chickens is (x+40),
the number of pigs is (x-10),
the number of sheep is ((x+40) - 20) = (x+20),
The number of horses is 4.
Altogether
cows + chicken + pigs + sheep + horses = 110 ====>
x + (x+40) + (x-10) + (x+20) + 4 = 110 ====>
4x + 40 - 10 +20 + 4 = 110 ====>
4x + 54 = 110 ====> 4x = 110-54 = 56 ====> x = = 14.
So, farmer Del has 14 cows.
From this point, can you complete the solution on your own ?
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Farmer Del has 40 more chickens than cows on his farm. He also has 10 fewer pigs than cows and 20 fewer sheep than chickens. He also has 4 horses. If Farmer Del has a total of 110 animals on his farm, how many of each kind does he have?
