SOLUTION: jane is asked to buy some chickens dogs and ducks for her farm. the total number of animals she needs to buy 50. she has a budget of 1500 to spend on $20 per chicken, $50 per dog a

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Question 925276: jane is asked to buy some chickens dogs and ducks for her farm. the total number of animals she needs to buy 50. she has a budget of 1500 to spend on $20 per chicken, $50 per dog and $30 per duck. additionaly the number of chickens should be equal to that of ducks. how many of each animal should she buy.

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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x the number of chickens as well as the number of ducks
20x + 30x + 50(50-2x) = $1500
-50x = -1000
x = 20, the number of chickens as well as the number of ducks.
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20 chickens, 20 ducks and 10 Dogs 50-20-20
And...checking
$400 + $600 + $500 = 1500