Homework Help: HARDEST QUESTION IN THE WORLD

Posted by HARDEST QUESTION IN THE WORLD on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 7:34pm.

One day, a person went to horse racing area, Instead of counting the number of human and horses, he instead counted 74 heads and 196 legs. Yet he knew the number of humans and horses there. How did he do it, and how many humans and horses are there?

HARDEST QUESTION IN THE WORLD - bobpursley, Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 7:36pm
human+horses=74 assuming no two headed
human*2+horses*4=196

solve.
HARDEST QUESTION IN THE WORLD - HARDEST QUESTION IN THE WORLD, Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 7:43pm
Is it 24 horses and 50 humans.
HARDEST QUESTION IN THE WORLD - bobpursley, Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 7:57pm
Si.

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