if a farmer sees 41 head and 118 feet on the farm and has cows and geese on the farm how many of each does he have ?

Question

if a farmer sees 41 head and 118 feet on the farm and has cows and geese on the farm how many of each does he have ?

Answer 1

41 H

118 F

G + C = 41

2G + 4C = 118

2G +2C = 82

subtract to get

2C = 118-82 = 36

C = 36/2 = 18 cows

G = 41 -18 = 23 geese

18(4) + 2(23) = 72 + 46 = 118