A Farm raises pigs and chickens. The farmer has a total of 66 animals. One Day he Counts the legs of all his animals and realize he has a total of 174 legs.How many chickens does…

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CMVR · Answer 1 · 2021-01-28T11:56:00+0000

Answer: Pigs = 21

Chicken = 45

Explanation:

Let the pigs be represented by p

Let the chicken be represented by c.

From the question,

p + c = 66

4p + 2c = 174

4 × ( p + c = 66)

1 × (4p + 2c = 174)

4p + 4c = 264

- 4p + 2c = 174

2c = 90

c = 90/2 = 45

There are 45 chickens

Simce the farmer has a total of 66 animals, the number of pigs will be:

= 66 - 45

= 21 pigs