Question

A dull witted farmer decided to count his sheep by first counting their legs. he counted 456 legs and reasoned that he had 113 sheep. assuming each sheep had 4 legs, was he correct​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

No, he is wrong!

if 1 sheep has 4 legs,

then x sheep has 456 legs.

By Direct variation,

$x\:×\:4\:=\:456\:×\:1$

$x\:=\:\Large\frac{456}{4}$

$\large\boxed{x\:=\:114\:sheep}$

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