Question

A zoo keeper counted the heads of the animals and found it to be 80.When he counted the legs he found it to be 260.If the zoo had either pigeons or horses,how many horses are there?

Answer 1

Answer: There are 50 horses and 30 pigeons.

Step-by-step explanation:

let the no. of heads of horses be x

And no. of heads of pigeons be y.

x+y=80

4x+2y260

Solving both equations,

We get x=50 and y=30.