Register
One day, a person went to a horse racing area. Instead of counting the number of humans and horses, he counted 74 heads and 196 legs. How many humans and horses were there? A. 37 humans and 98 horses B.
401,077 views
42 votes
42 votes
One day, a person went to a horse racing area. Instead of counting the number of humans and horses, he counted 74 heads and 196 legs. How many humans and horses were there?

A. 37 humans and 98 horses
B. 24 horses and 50 humans
C. 31 horses and 74 humans
D. 24 humans and 50 horses

User Oleksandr Matrosov
by
2.9k points

2 Answers

15 votes
15 votes

Answer:

the answer is a

Explanation:

User Egerardus
by
2.9k points
18 votes
18 votes

Answer:

B. 24 horses and 50 humans

Explanation:

74 x 2 = 148

196 - 148 = 48

48/2 = 24 (number of horses)

74 heads - 24 horses = 50 humans

User Krp
by
3.1k points
Ask a Question
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

1.6m questions

2.0m answers

Other Questions

Can anybody tell me what’s going on here?
Granola costs $1.76 per pound. Write and solve an equation to determine the number of pounds p of granola that can be purchased with $7.04. The equation is: The value of x is
Evalute 8a -1+0.5b when a =1/4 and b= 10 how dose this work i need help..
PLZ needed now plz URGENT!
HELP PLEASE, I NEED THE ANSWER QUICKLY
Link Copied!