There are 50 donkeys and chickens on a farm. There are a total of 174 legs. Which system of equations can be used to figure out how many of each animal the farm has? Let d = # of donkeys and c = # of

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Section4.1: Solve Systems Of Linear Equations With Two Variables
Problem 70E: Solve the system of equations by elimination and explain all your steps in words: {5x+4y=102x=3y+27...
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There are 50 donkeys and chickens on a farm. There are a total of 174 legs. Which system of equations can be used to figure out how many of each animal the farm has? Let d = # of donkeys and c = # of chickens 

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