Question

A farmer has thrice as many chickens as ducks. There are 18
more chickens than ducks. How many ducks does he have?​

Answer 1

Answer:

number of ducks are 9

Step-by-step explanation:

let the ducks=x

then the chickens=3x=x+18

3x=x+18

2x=18

x=18/2

x=9

then the number of chickens=3x=9×3=27