Question

Nick was surveying his field and saw some cows and ducks. Nick counted a total of 80 heads and

248 legs. Assuming there are no mutations in the animals, determine exactly how many ducks and
cows he saw. Let X represent the number of ducks and y represent the cows.
Total Equation:
Legs Equation:
How many ducks?
How many cows?

Answer 1

y= 43

x= 37

Explanation:

Legs: (43 x 4) + (37 x 2) = 248

Heads: 43 + 37 = 80