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A farmer has 15 animals, some of them pigs and some chickens. Together they have a total of 40 legs. How many pigs and how many chickens does the farmer have?

Algebra: Structure And Method, Book 1

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ISBN:9780395977224

Author:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Publisher:Richard G. Brown, Mary P. Dolciani, Robert H. Sorgenfrey, William L. Cole

Chapter4: Polynomials

Section: Chapter Questions

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. A farmer has 15 animals, some of them pigs and some chickens. Together they have a total of 40 legs. How many pigs and how many chickens does the farmer have?

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