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

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anonymous · Answer

I am so confused on this

anonymous · Answer

Let x be # of  humans and y be # of horses
human have 1 head and so does horses
human have 2 legs but horses have 4

x+y=74
2x+4y=196

Know how to solve this linear of systems?

anonymous · Answer

Ok thanks now i get it

anonymous · Answer

Yea, no problem.
You can double check your work easier too.