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A farmer looks out into the barnyard and sees the pigs and the chicken's. He counted 169 heads and 498 feet. How many pigs and how many chickens are out in the barnyard?

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Answer:

83 pigs and 83 chickens

Explanation:

498÷2=169 because a pig has 4 legs while a chicken has 2 (represents 2:1)

169÷2=83 because 2:1

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