Math Riddle for you guys

Mr_Mark

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A farmer has to spend $100 to buy exactly 100 animals

cow = $5
goat = $1
chickens = .10 cents

how many of each does he have to buy?

 

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Mr_Mark said:

A farmer has to spend $100 to buy exactly 100 animals

cow = $5
goat = $1
chickens = .10 cents

how many of each does he have to buy?

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100 goats, zero cows, zero chickens.

 

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Lol

 

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Felix Under said:

100 goats, zero cows, zero chickens.

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lol the guy in the office next to me said if I could help him solve it in the next hour he would buy everyone lunch the rest of the week.
I am going to give him that answer

 

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Lol

 

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I am trying to start with the chickens at a dime a piece and work backwards from there.

 

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Felix Under said:

100 goats, zero cows, zero chickens.

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if he's required to buy at least 1 of each 9 Cows, 51 Goats, 40 chickens

 

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ICAUITUA said:

if he's required to buy at least 1 of each 9 Cows, 51 Goats, 40 chickens

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nice job!

 

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ICAUITUA said:

if he's required to buy at least 1 of each 9 Cows, 51 Goats, 40 chickens

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NICE! <><> thank you

 

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I think ICAUITUA has it added up correctly. Good Job. I was trying 50 chickens and working backwards but just could not get it to add up.

 

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carry the one!

 

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sounds like a Fishhead wet dream to me, and he probably has buy one get one free dumpster coupons on the goats !

 

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Felix Under said:

100 goats, zero cows, zero chickens.

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probably the best deal unless is a cow is worth more than 5X of what a goat is worth !