Homework Help: Math

Posted by Ida on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 4:50pm.

Can ayou nswer this? Good luck!!!!!!!!!.

Horses are $10, pigs are $3 and rabbits are $0.50. A farmer buys 100 animals for $100, How many of (each ) animal did he buy? Hint: there are 2 answers
No less than 1 animal each, and no more than 6 horses.Thank You

Math - Ms. Sue, Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 4:55pm
Here's Bobpursley's answer from earlier today.

100=P+H+R
100=10H+3P+.5R

set them equal.
P+H+R=10H+3P+.5R
0=9H+2P-.5R
here is one answer:
H/P/R
0/20P/80R

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