Question

Heidi looks at the donkeys and

tourists. She counts 50 heads
and 114 legs.
How many donkeys are there?
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ANSWER:
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Answer 1

7 donkeys

Explanation:

Given

A system consisting of donkeys and tourists

Heads = 50

Legs = 114

Required

Calculate number of donkeys.

Represent donkeys with D and tourists with T.

By means of identification; donkeys and tourists (human) both have 1 head.

This implies that

Number of Heads = D + T

50 = D + T ----- Equation 1

While each donkey have 4 legs, each tourists have 2 legs.

This implies that

Number of legs = 4D + 2T

114 = 4D + 2T ---- Multiply both sides by ½

114 * ½ = (4D + 2T) * ½

57 = 4D * ½ + 2T * ½

57 = 2D + T ----- Equation 2

Subtract equation 1 from 2

57 = 2D + T

- (50 = D + T)

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57 - 50 = 2D - D + T - T

7 = D

Recall that D represents the number of donkeys.

So, D = 7 implies that

The total number of donkeys are 7