A person has certain number of cows and birds they have 172
eyes and 344 legs.how many cows and birds does he have?
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Answer / raviteja900
Number of cows = a
Number of birds = b
so total number of eyes are
=> 2a + 2b = 172
total number of legs are
=> 4a + 2b = 344
so solving these equations we get
0 birds and 86 cows
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 66 Yes | 3 No |
Answer / sheeba
2a+2b=172-----------eqn(1)
4a+2b=344-----------eqn(2)
substitute both
we get a=86(a=cow)
and b=0(b=birds)
so 86 cows and 0 bird
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 5 Yes | 0 No |
Answer / raja
no. of eyes=172
no. of legs=340
total no. of animal =172/2=86
no of cows=344/4=86
no of birds=0
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 4 Yes | 2 No |
Answer / saurabh dwivedi
There should be a 86 cows and 0birds my answer is right
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Answer / philips
Birds eyes-172
Cows legs-344
Eyes-2
Legs-4
Birds eyes-172/2=86
Cows legs-344/4=86
So,he have86 birds and 86 cows.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 7 Yes | 35 No |
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