Easy math problem for the bored (show solution)

One day, a person went to horse racing area, Instead of counting the number of human and horses, he instead counted 74 heads and 196 legs. Yet he knew the number of humans and horses there. How did he do it, and how many humans and horses are there?

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Easy math problem for the bored (show solution)

One day, a person went to horse racing area, Instead of counting the number of human and horses, he instead counted 74 heads and 196 legs. Yet he knew the number of humans and horses there. How did he do it, and how many humans and horses are there?

lgbasallote · Answer

Hint: Systems of Linear Equations

anonymous · Answer

x+y=74
4x+2y=196
and I'm too lazy to work out the rest lol

lgbasallote · Answer

hmm seems about right .twas a really easy one right? :D

anonymous · Answer

24 horses and 50 humans (OCD>Lazyness at times)

anonymous · Answer

seemed just about hard enough for given the time of day