Asked by lisa

A farmer has both chickens and sheep on his farm. He has a total of 25 animals and there are 72 legs on his farm. How many of each animal is there?
(I think the answer is 18 (sheep) as chickens are birds not animals!!!
Answered by Damon
c = chickens
s = sheep
c+s = 25
2 c + 4 s = 72 or c + 2 s = 36

from first equation c = 25-s

so
25 - s + 2 s = 36
s = 11
then c = 14
Answered by May
a bird is a type of animal, you idiot.
Answered by Sara
A farmer has both chickens and sheep on his farm. He has a total of 25 animals and there are 72 legs on his farm. How many of each animal is there?
25(animals)*2(legs)=50 legs, we tack just two legs for both.
72-50=22
22/2=11 sheep’s
25-11=14 chickens

Check:
11*4=44
14*2=28

44+28=72
Answered by ying


not the correct answers
Answered by Anonymous
hi
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