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Question from Akash: In a group of cows and man the number of legs is 32 more than the twice the number of heads.The number of cows is? |
Hi,
Suppose the number of cows is $c$ and the number of men is $m.$ Since each cow and each man has 1 head the number of heads is $c + m.$ What is the number of legs? "the number of legs is 32 more than the twice the number of heads." Solve for $c.$
Penny
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