Question

There are 19 animals on a farm. Some are goats and some are chickens. There are 42 legs in all. How many animals are goats and how many are chickens? (assume all have the typical number of legs)​

Answer 1

17 chickens 2 goats

Explanation:

17 chickens is 17×2=34 legs

plus the 2 goats is 42 legs, adding up to 19 animals

Answer 2

There are 2 goats and 17 chickens.