Question

Michael breeds chickens and ducks.

Last month, he sold 505050 chickens and 303030 ducks for \$550$550dollar sign, 550. This month, he sold 444444 chickens and 363636 ducks for \$532$532dollar sign, 532.
How much does a chicken cost, and how much does a duck cost?

Answer 1

chicken cost 8 and ducks 5

Explanation:

Answer 2

Let c=cost of chicken and d=cost of duck; 50c+30d=550 and 44c+36d=532.
So 5c+3d=55, 11c+9d=133.
Therefore 15c+9d=165, subtracting 11c+9d=133 we get: 4c=32 so c=8.
5c+3d=40+3d=55, so 3d=15 and d=5.
Cost of chicken is $8 and cost of duck is $5.