For a summer job, Lucy is in charge of chickens and sheep. There are 16 animals total. The number of chickens, y, is 4 less than the number of sheep, x. Which ordered pair (x, y) represents the number of chickens and sheep

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Micah Schmitt

27 July, 00:58

For a summer job, Lucy is in charge of chickens and sheep. There are 16 animals total. The number of chickens, y, is 4 less than the number of sheep, x. Which ordered pair (x, y) represents the number of chickens and sheep

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Josephine Valencia · Answer 1

I believe the answer is 10,6 heres the reason: The question shows x, y and y is 4 less than x your answers are: 4,2 6,10 8,8 and 10,6 the x would come first so 10,6 has x before y : D

Dayton Stanton · Answer 2

We know that there is 16 animals total.

There is 4 less chickens than there is sheep.

16 - 4 = 12 sheep

sheep = x (12)

chickens - y (4)

(x, y)

(12, 4)