WILL FAN AND MEDAL
Jeff was counting the squirrels and birds in the park. He counted 16 heads and 44 legs.

How many birds did Jeff count?

A.
4

B.
8

C.
10

D.
11

Question

WILL FAN AND MEDAL
Jeff was counting the squirrels and birds in the park. He counted 16 heads and 44 legs. 
 
How many birds did Jeff count?
 
 A.
4
 
 B.
8
 
 C.
10
 
 D.
11

zpupster · Answer

birds have 2 legs and squirrels 4
and the total is 44
16 total animals
birds x
squirrels y
x+y=16  and
2x+4y=44 here are our system of equations--solve by substitution or elimination.