Question

) Farmer Ben has only ducks and cows 24 in total. He can’t remember how many of each he

Answer 1

Answer:

9 cows and 15 ducks

Explanation:

step 1: create a system of equations, using the variable c for cows and d for ducks.

step 2: solve for d in the first equation, then plug it into the second, so that we can solve for c.

step 3: solve for c

step 4: now that we know what c is, plug c back into the first equation, and solve for d

step 5: solve for d, which gives you 15 ducks. We found c in step 3, which is 9 cows.