In the barnyard is an assortment of chickens and pigs. Counting legs you see 24. What are the possible numbers of chickens and pigs in the barnyard?

Answer 1

pigs have 4 legs, chicken have 2 legs

24 legs total

could be 12 chickens, zero pigs

or 1 pig 10 chickens

or 2 pigs 8 chickens

or 3 pigs 6 chickens

or 4 pigs 4 chickens

or 5 pigs 2 chickens

or 6 pigs zero chickens

7 different possibilities