Question

Farmer Justin has a total of 25 horses and turkeys on

his farm. There are 86 legs in all. Find how many
horses and turkeys there are on the farm.​

Answer 1

14 cows

46 turkeys

Explanation:

Answer 2

14 cows

46 turkeys

Explanation:

If all the animals were turkeys, there would be 120 legs. There are 28 more than that. Replacing a turkey with a cow adds 2 legs, so there must be 14 such replacements.

There are 14 cows and 46 turkeys.

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Check

14×4 + 46×2 = 56 + 92 = 148 . . . . legs

14 + 46 = 60 . . . . . . heads