Mr.Yan has almost as twice as many chickens and cows. The total number of legs and heads is 184. How many cows are there?

Respuesta :

Answer:

Number of cows is 23

Number of chickens is 46

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's assume

number of cows =x

we are given

Mr.Yan has almost as twice as many chickens and cows

so,

Number of chickens =2x

We know that

Number of legs in a cow =4

Number of legs in a chicken =2

now, we can set up equation

[tex]4\times x+2\times 2x=184[/tex]

[tex]4x+4x=184[/tex]

[tex]8x=184[/tex]

[tex]x=23[/tex]

So,

Number of cows =23

Number of chickens is

[tex]=2\times 23=46[/tex]