Question

at a fair 14 chickens cost the same as 4 turkeys 28 ducks cost the same as 16 ducks How much will 8 chickens cost if a rabbit costs 30 dollars

Answer 1

Answer: (16/7) times the cost of one turkey

Explanation:

There is not enough information to give an answer for 8 chickens in terms of dollars.

If 28 ducks cost the same as 16 ducks, and the price is the same for each duck, the only possible price is zero.

The cost of chickens is related to the cost of turkeys --> 14c = 4t, but neither chickens nor turkeys are shown in relation to the cost of rabbits. Rabbits are $30 but that tells us nothing about any other costs. So forget the rabbits.

We can only relate the cost of chickens to turkeys.

14c = 4t

For 8 chickens (8c), we can give 8c * (4t/14c) = 32t/14 (The c's divide out)

32t/14 reduces to 16t/7

** ---> 8 chickens cost (16/7)t = (16/7) times the cost of a turkey, whatever that is.