The Chicken and Leg Problem

 

A chicken farmer also has some cows for a total of 30 animals, and the animals have 74 legs in all. How many chickens does the farmer have?

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7 COWS AND 23 CHICKEN

Saurabh is right.

Two simple equations:

2x+4y=74

&

x+y=30

Solve them & the answer would be

7 COWS AND 23 CHICKEN

Really very nice Example

good to brush up our maths!!!!!

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