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| Boilerpipe Text | In a farmyard there were chickens and rabbits. Together they had 30 heads and 100 legs. How many chickens and how many rabbits were in the yard?
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Math student
We know that chicken has 2 legs and rabbit has 4. Assume that all heads are of chicken = 44*2 = 88. Now the difference between the total no. Of legs = 124-88 = 36. 36/2 =18 legs of Rabbits and 44-18 = 26 for chicken
8 years ago
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Math student
40 chickens means 80 legs rest 10 legs .rabbit has 4 legs or 2 legs?10 legs will be shared among rabbit.
6 years ago
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Qing.
Can you give a better explanation? I can't understand it tho.
4 years ago
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Human
Q: what about if there was 56 heads and 170 legs?
A: There are:
a = 27 chicken
b = 29 rabbit
see calculation:
https://www.hackmath.net/en/calculator/solving-system-of-linear-equations?input=a%2Bb+%3D+56%0D%0A2*a%2B4*b%3D170&submit=Calculate
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| Markdown | # Chickens and rabbits
In a farmyard there were chickens and rabbits. Together they had 30 heads and 100 legs. How many chickens and how many rabbits were in the yard?
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**Showing 4 comments:**
**Math student**
We know that chicken has 2 legs and rabbit has 4. Assume that all heads are of chicken = 44\*2 = 88. Now the difference between the total no. Of legs = 124-88 = 36. 36/2 =18 legs of Rabbits and 44-18 = 26 for chicken
[8 years ago](https://www.hackmath.net/en/math-problem/56#c700 "Permalink") 51 Likes [Like](https://www.hackmath.net/en/math-problem/56 "'Like' This Comment")
**Math student**
40 chickens means 80 legs rest 10 legs .rabbit has 4 legs or 2 legs?10 legs will be shared among rabbit.
[6 years ago](https://www.hackmath.net/en/math-problem/56#c4109 "Permalink") 6 Likes [Like](https://www.hackmath.net/en/math-problem/56 "'Like' This Comment")
**Qing.**
Can you give a better explanation? I can't understand it tho.
[4 years ago](https://www.hackmath.net/en/math-problem/56#c27511 "Permalink") 4 Likes [Like](https://www.hackmath.net/en/math-problem/56 "'Like' This Comment")
**Human**
Q: what about if there was 56 heads and 170 legs?
A: There are:
a = 27 chicken
b = 29 rabbit
see calculation: [https://www.hackmath.net/en/calculator/solving-system-of-linear-equations?input=a%2Bb+%3D+56%0D%0A2\*a%2B4\*b%3D170\&submit=Calculate](https://www.hackmath.net/en/calculator/solving-system-of-linear-equations?input=a%2Bb+%3D+56%0D%0A2*a%2B4*b%3D170&submit=Calculate)
[4 years ago](https://www.hackmath.net/en/math-problem/56#c28943 "Permalink") 2 Likes [Like](https://www.hackmath.net/en/math-problem/56 "'Like' This Comment")
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| Readable Markdown | In a farmyard there were chickens and rabbits. Together they had 30 heads and 100 legs. How many chickens and how many rabbits were in the yard?
## Final Answer:

Help us improve! If you spot a mistake, please let [let us know](https://www.hackmath.net/en/math-problem/56#exampleCorrection). Thank you\!
**Showing 4 comments:**
**Math student**
We know that chicken has 2 legs and rabbit has 4. Assume that all heads are of chicken = 44\*2 = 88. Now the difference between the total no. Of legs = 124-88 = 36. 36/2 =18 legs of Rabbits and 44-18 = 26 for chicken
[8 years ago](https://www.hackmath.net/en/math-problem/56#c700 "Permalink") 51 Likes [Like](https://www.hackmath.net/en/math-problem/56 "'Like' This Comment")
**Math student**
40 chickens means 80 legs rest 10 legs .rabbit has 4 legs or 2 legs?10 legs will be shared among rabbit.
[6 years ago](https://www.hackmath.net/en/math-problem/56#c4109 "Permalink") 6 Likes [Like](https://www.hackmath.net/en/math-problem/56 "'Like' This Comment")
**Qing.**
Can you give a better explanation? I can't understand it tho.
[4 years ago](https://www.hackmath.net/en/math-problem/56#c27511 "Permalink") 4 Likes [Like](https://www.hackmath.net/en/math-problem/56 "'Like' This Comment")
**Human**
Q: what about if there was 56 heads and 170 legs?
A: There are:
a = 27 chicken
b = 29 rabbit
see calculation: [https://www.hackmath.net/en/calculator/solving-system-of-linear-equations?input=a%2Bb+%3D+56%0D%0A2\*a%2B4\*b%3D170\&submit=Calculate](https://www.hackmath.net/en/calculator/solving-system-of-linear-equations?input=a%2Bb+%3D+56%0D%0A2*a%2B4*b%3D170&submit=Calculate)
[4 years ago](https://www.hackmath.net/en/math-problem/56#c28943 "Permalink") 2 Likes [Like](https://www.hackmath.net/en/math-problem/56 "'Like' This Comment")
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