SOLUTION: farmer fred has goats and chickens in his fenced barnyard. Tiny Tim can only see under the fence and counts 72 feet. Tall Tony can see over the fence and counts 26 heads. How many

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Question 52360: farmer fred has goats and chickens in his fenced barnyard. Tiny Tim can only see under the fence and counts 72 feet. Tall Tony can see over the fence and counts 26 heads. How many chickens does farmer fred have in his fenced barnyard?
Answer by Nate(3500) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Firstly, ask Tall Tony what kind of heads is he counting: chicken or goats... lolz, kidding:
g = # of goats
c = # of chickens
2 Equations:
4g+%2B+2c+=+72
g+%2B+c+=+26 which can look like: g+=+26+-+c
plug:
4g+%2B+2c+=+72
4%2826+-+c%29+%2B+2c+=+72
104+-+4c+%2B+2c+=+72
-2c+=+-32
c+=+16
plug:
g+=+26+-+c
g+=+26+-+16+=+10
10 goats and 16 chickens