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  • 13-10-2021
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Each sheep has 4 legs and each chicken has 2 legs.if a farm boy counts 50 heads and 130 feet, how many sheep are there

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Melody08
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  • 13-10-2021

Answer:

15 sheep

Step-by-step explanation:

1 leg = 1 foot

1 head = 1 animal

Suppose all the animals are chickens:

50 × 2 = 100

130 - 100 = 30

4 - 2 = 2

30 ÷ 2 = 15

Hence, there are 15 sheep.

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