In mathematics, the problem of chicken and rabbit in the same cage should be solved by equations Several chickens and rabbits are kept in the same cage. There are 6 heads and 18 legs of known chickens and rabbits. How many chickens and rabbits are there?

In mathematics, the problem of chicken and rabbit in the same cage should be solved by equations Several chickens and rabbits are kept in the same cage. There are 6 heads and 18 legs of known chickens and rabbits. How many chickens and rabbits are there?


There were x chickens and 6-x rabbits
2x+4(6-x)=18
2x+24-4x=18
2x=6
x=3
Answer: 3 chickens and 3 rabbits



There are 20 heads and 54 legs in the same cage. How many chickens and rabbits are there?


Suppose all chickens are chickens, then rabbits have: (54-20 × 2) / (4-2) = 14 / 2 = 7 (chickens), then chickens have: 20-7 = 13 (chickens) answer: there are 13 chickens and 7 rabbits



There are 20 heads and 44 legs in the same cage. How many are there in each cage


There were x chickens and 20-x rabbits
2X+4(20-X)=44
2X+80-4X=44
2X=36
X=18
There were 18 chickens and 2 rabbits