Question

In the savannah, a sinkhole opened up catching some ostrich and cheetah. There was a total of 13 animals to be rescued. If 44 individual feet were pulled from the muck, how many ostrich and how many cheetahs were rescued? Set up the problem, explain why you set it up that way, and provide the solution.

Answer 1

Let C represent the number of cheetahs
Let B represent the number of ostrich
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4C is the number of cheetah feet
2B is the number of ostrich feet
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C + B = 13
4C + 2B = 44
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Solve the system of equations

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