i have £500 i have to buy lambs, cows and horses for my farm . Lambs are £1 each, cows are £10 each, horses £50 each. how many from each animal can i buy with my £500 i can have no more or less than 100 animals
2006-09-05 09:46:40 · 17 answers · asked by pink 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
there is only 1 answer for this question and its not homework, i know the answer.
2006-09-05 09:53:46 · update #1
i dont think you understand! you must have 100 animals and you must have from all of them. you cannot spend more or less than £500
2006-09-05 10:05:53 · update #2
Well Done kai bosh congratulations you solved it and with only ONE answer
2006-09-05 10:33:21 · update #3
someone should be doing his homework himself.....
2006-09-05 09:48:47 · answer #1 · answered by mortisia2121 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i have £500 i have to buy lambs, cows and horses for my farm . Lambs are £1 each, cows are £10 each, horses £50 each. how many from each animal can i buy with my £500 i can have no more or less than 100 animals
Hi Pink!
Good question...
I would believe the people who say there are lots of answers to this problem if they had actually posted one of them!
After half an hour with a pen and paper, I reckon it's impossible if you have to spend the whole £500.
So I'd go to the pub with the bloke above and his £20.
Actually, thinking about it, if you buy:
1 horse = 50
39 cows = 390
60 lambs = 60
100 animals = 500 quid
Woohoo!
Got any more?
Cheers,
KaiBosh
2006-09-05 10:28:42 · answer #2 · answered by KaiBosh 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
hello i think i am the first to get it heres the awnser
60 Lambs at £1 each = £60
39 Cows at £10 each = £390
1 Horse at £50 each = £50
60 Lambs + 39 Cows +1 Horse = 100 Animals
£60 + £390 +£50 = £500
2006-09-05 10:55:58 · answer #3 · answered by Kirsty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personally I'd stick with lambs... horses don't make profit, cows take a lot of work, and lambs are much easier... However in the maths homework side there are loads of answers. You can get 500 lambs or 50 cows or 10 horses or mix and match etc etc.
2006-09-05 09:54:49 · answer #4 · answered by floppity 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
60 x lambs £60
39 x cows £390
1 x horse £ 50
100 animals £500
2006-09-05 10:35:28 · answer #5 · answered by skoti2k 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 horse,39 cows,and 60 lambs.
2006-09-05 23:18:27 · answer #6 · answered by littlepiglette 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
60 lambs, 39 cows and 1 horse.
Let x be number of lambs, y be number of cows and z be number of horses.
x + 10y + 50z = 500
x + y + z = 100 => x = 100 - y - z
So,
(100 - y - z) + 10y + 50z = 500
100 + 9y + 49z = 500
9y + 49z = 400
The only combination of y and z that are whole numebers is:
y = 39 and z = 1
So x = 100 - 39 - 1 = 60
2006-09-05 13:34:33 · answer #7 · answered by Kemmy 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
5 horses
20 cows
50 lambs
2006-09-05 10:01:12 · answer #8 · answered by katrina_23uk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Horses x 5 = £250.00
Cows x 15 = £150.00
Lambs x 80 = £80.00
=100 = £480.00
With this explanation, you get £20.00 change to go to the pub with!!!
2006-09-05 09:59:45 · answer #9 · answered by kowfeef 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cool where can i get £1 lambs i want some
for my back garden
2006-09-05 09:54:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
99,900.9 and 1/2
2006-09-05 09:48:38 · answer #11 · answered by Ricknows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋