The farmer has 34 animals and he counts 110 legs on these animals. Write the system of equations to find the number of each type of animal.

Question

A Farmer raises chickens and cows. There are 34 animals in all. The farmer counts 110 legs on these animals. Write a system of equations to find the number of each type of animal.

Answer 1

Legs=110

Animals = 34

We know that chickens have 2 legs and cows have 4.

S if we write it out we have:

animals = cows + chickens

Legs = 4*cows + 2*chickens