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In a group of cows and hens, the number of legs are 14 more than twice the number of heads. The number of cow is:

A5

B7

C10

D12

Answer:

B. 7

Read Explanation:

Let the number of cows be x and the number of hens be y Total Number of Heads = 1 for cow + 1 for hen = (1x+1y )Heads Total Number of Legs = Cows has 4 + Hen has 2 = (4x+2y)Legs Then 4x+2y=2(1x+1y)+14 4x+2y=2x+2y+14 => 2x=14 x=7


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