Homework Help: math

Posted by jasmine on Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 2:56pm.

There are 36 chickens and dogs in the cage, with a total of 100 legs. How many chickens and dogs are there

math - Reiny, Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 3:57pm
number of chickens --- x
number of dogs ------36-x

solve for x....
2x + 4(36-x) = 100

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