Question

) Farmer Ben has only ducks and cows 24 in total. He can’t remember how many of each he

has. He knows that the animals have a total of 66 legs. Assuming that each animal has all legs intact
and no extra limbs, how many of each animal does farmer Ben have? Draw a clear diagram to answer
this quest


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Answer 1

9 cows and 15 ducks

Step-by-step explanation:

step 1: create a system of equations, using the variable c for cows and d for ducks.

step 2: solve for d in the first equation, then plug it into the second, so that we can solve for c.

step 3: solve for c

step 4: now that we know what c is, plug c back into the first equation, and solve for d

step 5: solve for d, which gives you 15 ducks. We found c in step 3, which is 9 cows.