A farm has 60 cows, pigs, and horses. There are 4 times as many cows and pigs and horses. How many horses are there?

15

60 divided by 4 is 15. 15 is your answer.

15 does not work. 15 x 4 is 60, but there are 4 times more cows and pigs than horses. Therefore, 15 is not the answer. I know the answer is 12, but I can't show the work. Any help?

To find the number of horses on the farm, we need to set up an equation based on the given information. Let's assume the number of horses is "h".

Given that there are 60 cows, pigs, and horses combined, we have:
h + h/4 + h/4 = 60

Let's simplify the equation:

Multiplying every term by 4 to remove the fractions:

4h + h + h = 240

Combining like terms:

6h = 240

Now, we can solve for "h" by dividing both sides of the equation by 6:

h = 240/6

Simplifying further:

h = 40

Therefore, there are 40 horses on the farm.