HELP! 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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anonymous · Answer

humans = 2x +1 x
horses = 4y + 1 y


74 = x + y
196 = 2x + 4y

using variables x for humans and y for horses

do you know how to solve these two equations algebrically?

anonymous · Answer

thnk you sista, and naw not really girl

anonymous · Answer

NP...
do you understand how I created the equations?

anonymous · Answer

yes i think lol

anonymous · Answer

ok lets make sure = 74 heads we know each human and horse have one of each; so 74=x+y

anonymous · Answer

196 legs = humans have two (2x) and horses have four (4y)
196 = 2x+ 4y

anonymous · Answer

ok

anonymous · Answer

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