ok here the question...and can u show me the steps in which to reach the answer...
here it its...
Farmer John puts his chickens into cages. He finds that if he puts 4 chickens into each cage, he has two chickens left over. But if he puts 6 chickens into each cage, he has two cages left over. How many cages and how many chickens does Farmer John have?
2006-09-24 16:04:48 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
I'm pretty good at ratio problems, but even I don't see how in the hell you're supposed to get an answer from that limited information. It's probably a logic problem, which is why I am stinking at it. Sorry. :-(
2006-09-24 16:10:39 · answer #1 · answered by Bastet's kitten 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
30 chickens, 7 cages.
I found this by trial and error and drawing pictures. I started off with three cages (I drew squares to represent this). I put 4 chickens (dots) in each one, then put two more chickens outside the cages. Then, I drew 3 more cages and put 6 into each. This didn't work, so I added more cages and more chickens to each drawing until it worked out. This probably isn't how your teacher wants you to do it, but it worked out for me. :)
2006-09-24 16:10:52 · answer #2 · answered by killingwish 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
simultaneous equations where x is number of cages used to hold chickens and y is total number of chickens.
4x + 2 = y
6(x-2) = y....or....6x - 12 = y (We used x -2 since it takes 2 fewer cages to house the chicks when we stuff 6 in them at once)
subtract 1 equation from the other to get:
2x = 14....or....x = 7 (number of cages)
2006-09-24 16:19:05 · answer #3 · answered by Brand X 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i agree with 30 chicken, 7 cages - i tried this crazy equation but when i drew the picture it worked... what unit of math is it in? check the examples in your textbook
2006-09-24 16:15:35 · answer #4 · answered by Meemah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
6x4=24-2=22 so theres 24 chickens and 22cages
2006-09-24 16:09:09 · answer #5 · answered by purpleprincess_bluebaby 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋