Question

5) A farmer raises turkeys and pigs. There are 15 animals all together. The farmer

Answer 1

Answer:

2 pigs, 13 turkeys

Step-by-step explanation:

34=2t+4p (equation for legs)

t+p=15 (equation for total # of animals) --> t=15-p

substitution:

34=2(15-p)+4p

p=2

plug back in to other equation

t=15-(2)

t= 13