Question

In Kaziranga national park, the residents are either Hippopotamus or Peacocks. When the heads are counted, it comes out to be 96 and when the legs are counted it is 336 in number. Find the number of peacocks in the park.

Answer 1

4x+2y=336(1)

x+y=96 MULTIPLYING THE EQUATION BY 2

2x+2y=192(2)

Subtract 1-2

We get

2x=144

x=72

x+y=96

so y=24

so

no.of peacoks-24

no.of hippopotamus-72

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