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Question 556613: there are cows and chickens on the barnyard and there are 24 legs. how many cows? how many chickens? how do you know?
Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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there are cows and chickens on the barnyard and there are 24 legs. how many cows? how many chickens? how do you know?
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2ch + 4cow = 24
There's more than 1 answer, no unique solution.
0 chic and 6 cows
2 chic and 5 cows
4 chic and 4 cows etc