The horse race

Algebra Level 1

One day, a person went to a horse race. Instead of counting the number of humans an horses, he counted 74 heads and 196 legs. How many humans and horses were there?

24 horses and 50 humans 24 horses and 50 horses 98 horses and 37 humans 31 horses and 74 humans

Srithan Andra by Srithan Andra , 47, USA

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Aug 9, 2018

If there are x x humans and y y horses,solve for x + y = 74 , 2 x + 4 y = 196 x+y=74,2x+4y=196 and get x = 50 , y = 24 x=50,y=24

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