Answer:
Number of oxen = 16
Number of chickens = 6
Explanation:
Let,
x be the number of oxen
y be the number of chickens
According to given statement;
x+y = 22 Eqn 1
4x + 2y = 76 Eqn 2
Multiplying Eqn 1 by 4
4(x+y=22)
4x+4y=88 Eqn 3
Subtracting Eqn 2 from Eqn 3
(4x+4y)-(4x+2y)=88-76
4x+4y-4x-2y = 12
2y = 12
Dividing both sides by 2
Putting y = 6 in Eqn 1
x + 6 = 22
x = 22 - 6
x = 16
Hence,
Number of oxen = 16
Number of chickens = 6