In a town with farms, there are farmers and cows. In all, there are 24 heads and 78 feet. How many farmers and how many cows are in the town?
Answer 15 cows and 9 farmers
Cows have four legs and farmers have two, but they each have just one head, giving you the numbers you need for this problem. Looking at the answer options, they all add up to 24 heads, but only one gives the right number of legs. 15*4 = 60 and 9*2 =18, which, when combined, give the correct total of 78 feet.
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