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Practically blind without my glasses, I can only see shapes in the barnyard. Despite that, I count 46 legs, but only 14 heads in a farm yard o
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Practically blind without my glasses, I can only see shapes in the barnyard. Despite that, I count 46 legs, but only 14 heads in a farm yard o
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Practically blind without my glasses, I can only see shapes in the barnyard. Despite that, I count 46 legs, but only 14 heads in a farm yard of sheep and geese. How many of each are there? Found 2 solutions by stanbon, MathLover1:Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! I count 46 legs, but only 14 heads in a farm yard of sheep and geese.
How many of each are there?
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Animal equation: s + g = 14
Leg equation::: 4s + 2g = 46
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Divide thru the leg equation by 2:
s + g = 14
2s + g = 23
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Subtract and solve for "s":
sheep = 9 (# of sheep)
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Solve for "g":
s + g = 14
9 + g = 14
g = 5 (# of sheep)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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