# Thread: Word problems?

1. ## Word problems?

1. Farmer Cornelious had ducks and cows. One day he noticed that the animals had a total of 12 heads and 44 feet. How many of the animals were ducks and how many of the animals were cows?

2. The capacity of a lift is either 15 children or 11 adults. If 9 children are currently in the lift how many adults can get in?

2. ## Re: Word problems?

Originally Posted by homeylova223
1. Farmer Cornelious had ducks and cows. One day he noticed that the animals had a total of 12 heads and 44 feet. How many of the animals were ducks and how many of the animals were cows?

2. The capacity of a lift is either 15 children or 11 adults. If 9 children are currently in the lift how many adults can get in?
You have posted absolutely no effort on your own part.
How about showing some of your workings on these?

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Alright I am slightly confused on how to start. For the first one he has 12 head and forty 44 feet. Duck only have 2 feet. And cows have four feet. So would I divide somehow?

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Originally Posted by homeylova223
Alright I am slightly confused on how to start. For the first one he has 12 head and forty 44 feet. Duck only have 2 feet. And cows have four feet. So would I divide somehow?
You know that $C+D=12$.
Explain why!

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Because each animal had only one head.

But how would I proceed it seems impossible.

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Originally Posted by homeylova223
Because each animal had only one head.
But how would I proceed it seems impossible.
$4C+2D=~?$
Explain what this comes from!

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I am not entirely sure. I just need some actual detail.

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Originally Posted by homeylova223
I am not entirely sure. I just need some actual detail.
Well not from me. Sorry.
You simply want the problem done for you.
This is not a homework service.

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No I just do not understand the formula you are using.

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Originally Posted by homeylova223
No I just do not understand the formula you are using.
4C are the legs of the cows ,so what is 2D??

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But there is another simpler way to solve the problem :

Suppose the cows are,x ,then the ducks are 12-x ,can you curry on from here??.

Also there is another way without using equations .It is called the maximum domain rule