write an expression to represent the total number of legs on h horses and c chickens if a farmer counts 186 legs between the two types of animals

Answer 1

4h + 2c = 186

2h + c = 93

Answer 2

Five horses would have 4(5) legs, since we assume all of our animals have all their legs, so h horses have 4h legs.

4h + 2c = 186

The one issue we do have is that the above is an equation because it has an equal sign. Technically, the expression would just be the left side...

4h + 2c