1956 AHSME Problems/Problem 6
Problem 6
In a group of cows and chickens, the number of legs was 14 more than twice the number of heads. The number of cows was:
Solution 1
Let there be 
cows and 
chickens. Then, there are 
legs and 
heads. Writing the equation:
![\[4x+2y=14+2(x+y)\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/2/5/6/256a8069593109d909461721ce401183a05f1d87.png)
![\[4x+2y=14+2x+2y\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/3/c/a/3cace345423e82749b9e357fa6b206599d68edc9.png)
![\[2x=14\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/0/a/50ab895b3d9888e3924262a36a3172e35706b162.png)
![\[x=\boxed{\textbf{(B) }7}\]](http://latex.artofproblemsolving.com/5/0/c/50cba5d8fd2abdb073d0b67462c331ce8762ba59.png)
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