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There’s a farm with 38 animals. How many chickens are there? Number of animals 2x type of animal: chicken. Number of animals x^2-5x+22 type of animal cow. Number of animals 15-3x type of animal horse. Number of animal 20-4x type of animal duck. Number of animal 11-x type of animal sheep.

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Answer:

x = 19

Step-by-step explanation:

Well, when 2x = 38, just divide by 2! it is 19

User Stacy Thompson
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19 chickens. 2X equals 38 chickens. Divide both sides by 2 to get x equals 19 chickens. Basically create an equation and solve for x.
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