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4 July, 04:25

18 animals in a pet store. some are birds and some are dogs. there are 50 legs in all. how many birds and how many dogs are there

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  1. 4 July, 06:53
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    A bird has only 2 legs, and a dog has 4 legs.

    x=number of birds

    y=number of dogs

    We can susggest this system of equations:

    x+y=18

    2x+4y=50

    We can solve this system of equations by substitution method.

    x+y=18 ⇒ y=18-x

    2x+4 (18-x) = 50

    2x+72-4x=50

    -2x=50-72

    -2x=-22

    x=-22/-2

    x=11

    y=18-x

    y=18-11

    y=7

    Answer: we have 11 birds and 7 dogs.
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