This one is nearly identical to one we did earlier, but is it the same formula?
On a farm there are horses and three-legged-cows. There are total of 97 heads and 383 legs. How many horses are on the farm?
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92 horses
5 cows
97 heads –> 97 animals. 97 normal horses and cows would have 388 legs. # cows = 388 – 383 = 5 three legged cows. 97 animals – 5 cows = 92 horses.
3 cows, 93 horses, and one human. Farms don’t run themselves, you know. Unless they’re allegories about Soviet communism.
LOL, Eric strikes again!
h + c = 97
4h + 3c = 383
-3h -3c = -291
4h + 3c = 383
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h = 92
Also, a cow like that, you don’t eat all at once.
Ermmh, the question was:
How many horses on the farm, not how many horse’s asses.
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