One day, a person went to a horse racing area. Instead of counting the number of humans an horses, he conuted 74 heads and 196 legs. How many humans and horses were there?

Discuss

A. 37 humans and 98 horses

B. 24 horses and 50 humans

C. 31 horses and 74 humans

D. 24 humans and 50 horses

Question

Nash Bray

11 March, 01:11

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Samuel Hart · Answer 1

The answer would be B. 24 horses and 50 humans

because, 24 * 4 (horses legs) = 96 and 50 * 2 = 100

100 + 96 = 196 legs.

Esther · Answer 2

So a horse has 4 legs, divide 196 by 4 and your answer is 49 horses and 74 but it isn't in therw so I'm not quite sure

One day, a person went to a horse racing area. Instead of counting the number of humans an horses, he conuted 74 heads and 196 legs. How many humans and horses were there?DiscussA. 37 humans and 98 horsesB. 24 horses and 50 humansC. 31 horses and 74 humansD. 24 humans and 50 horses