Question

Your objective is to buy exactly 100 farm animals with exactly 100 dollars. You must buy at least 1 of each animal.


The costs:
Cows: $10 each
Pigs: $ 3 each
Chickens: $0.50 each

Answer 1

Can you have change? Cause i can solve it, but i have every intention to have change.

Answer 2

Yes you can have change.

Answer 3

where are u stuck ?

Answer 4

I don't understand how many of which animal I should buy.

Answer 5

you familiar with solving diaphontine equations ?

Answer 6

Oh I got it!!! Hold on while i write i out.

Answer 7

I dont know what a diaphontintejfa;fdkjfadk; equation is.

Answer 8

90 cows
3 pigs
1 chicken is how i would do it. There are numerous ways to solve this.

Answer 9

this is a number theory problem,
you will need to know how to solve a linear diaphantine equation if you want to solve it and not simply guess it/brute force

Answer 10

ok.

Answer 11

or 50 cows 10 pigs 40 chickens. this one makes it seem like u actually tried to solve it. cows are expensive XD

Answer 12

90 cows
3 pigs
1 chicken

is not a solution cuz the total number of animals dont add up to 100

Answer 13

so is 50 cows 10 pigs 40 chickens

Answer 14

potatoes thank you for all of your help.

Answer 15

?? you dont wanto solve it ?

Answer 16

Nah I don't really want to solve it it's only a bonus problem otherwise I would have definitely done it myself.

Answer 17

try it, its just looking simple... but its really hard !

Answer 18

@ganeshie8 Yeah Thats my answer :) You should just do it even though its a bonus. At least you have the answer :)

Answer 19

here is the answer :

5, 1, 94

Answer 20

prove that its the answer

Answer 21

ofc when u have time+interest :) good luck !

Answer 22

Thanks for the help. :D

Answer 23

np :)

Answer 24

Your welcome :)