Question

There were 500 goats and geese on a farm. If I see 1,468 legs, how many of each are on the farm? Pls help now

Answer 1

734

Explanation:

divide 1468 by 2

Answer 2

• 234 goats
• 266 geese

Explanation:

Let x represent the number of goats. The 500-x is the number of geese. The total number of legs is ...

4x +2(500 -x) = 1468

2x +1000 = 1468 . . . . . . . eliminate parentheses

2x = 468 . . . . . . . . . . .subtract 1000

x = 234 . . . . . . . . .number of goats

(500 -x) = 266 . . number of geese