SOLUTION: A rancher has $50,000 worth of llamas and horses. Each llama is worth $1,000 and each horse is worth $2,000. If the total number of llamas and horses is 43, how many of each anim

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Question 111941: A rancher has $50,000 worth of llamas and horses. Each llama is worth $1,000 and each horse is worth $2,000. If the total number of llamas and horses is 43, how many of each animal does the rancher have?
Answer by WhizKid(3) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's say that x = the no. of horses.
So,
+2000%28x%29+%2B+1000%2843+-+x%29+=+50000+
+2000x+%2B+43000+-+1000x+=+50000+
+1000x+%2B+43000+=+50000+
+1000x+=+7000+
+x+=+7+
The number of horses is 7.
And, +43+-+7+=+36+
So, the number of llamas is 36.
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