A water tower casts a shadow that is 24 foot long. A 9.5 foot tall tree casts a shadow that is 8 foot long. What is the height o
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Using a system of equations, it is found that:
- There are 8 chickens in the yard.
- There are 16 pigs in the yard.
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This question is solved using a system of equations. I am going to say that:
- x is the number of chickens.
- y is the number of pigs.
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- A chicken has 1 head, as do a pig.
- There are 24 heads.
Thus:
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- A chicken has 2 feet.
- A pig has 4 feet.
- In total, there are 80 feet.
Thus:
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Number of chicken:
Since
There are 8 chickens in the yard.
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Number of pigs:
There are 16 pigs in the yard.
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