Question

One day, a person went to a horse racing area. Instead of counting the number of humans an horses, he conuted 74 heads and 196 legs. How many humans and horses were there?
A.
37 humans and 98 horses

B.
24 horses and 50 humans

C.
31 horses and 74 humans

D.
24 humans and 50 horses

Answer 1

Person = 1 head and 2 legs
 horse = 1 head and 4 legs

p +h = 74
p = 74-h

2p +4h = 196

2(74-h) +4h = 196

148-2h +4h = 196

148 +2h = 196
2h = 48

h = 48/2 = 24
 
 24 horses
50 people

answer is B