Question

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Gerry visited a farm and saw a total of 87 chickens and pigs. If there were a total of 248 legs between all of these animals, how many animals were chickens and how many were pigs?
(System of Equations word problem)

Answer 1

There are 18 or 20 pigs if two had 1 missing leg

Step by Step explanation

Multiply the chickens by 2 or adding it by the same number since chickens have 2 legs

87

+87

-------

174

After, minus 174 from 248

That is 74

Divide by 4