2006-09-14 18:28:00 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Primary & Secondary Education
4 dogs and 20 chickens. Unless you have to count the farmers legs too.... Then you have to take out one dog and make it a chicken. having 21 chickens and 3 dogs and one farmer.
2006-09-14 18:28:59 · answer #1 · answered by USMCstingray 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
20 chickens and 4 dogs
20 x 2 = 40
4 x 4 = 16
40 + 16 = 56
2006-09-15 01:30:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
38 legs were chickens (19 chickens)
16 legs were dogs (4 dogs)
2 legs were the farmers (1 farmer)
2006-09-15 01:41:48 · answer #3 · answered by sunshine 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
10 chickens and 9 dogs
2006-09-15 01:31:37 · answer #4 · answered by the Goddess Angel 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
20 chickens and 4 dogs.
2x+4y=56
x+y=24
or
x=24-y
use substitution
2(24-y)+4y=56
then substitute 4 dogs = y back into x+y=24 to get chickens.
2006-09-15 01:37:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
four dogs
2006-09-15 01:29:02 · answer #6 · answered by son 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You should not sress your pretty head.
2006-09-15 01:44:43 · answer #7 · answered by observer 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
SOOOOO?!!!!
DID USMC GET IT CORRECT ? OR NOT ?
2006-09-17 23:13:54 · answer #8 · answered by succubus_angel_666_777 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋