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A farmer has a total of 200 ducks and cows in his barn. If he has n cows, how many total legs are th

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A farmer has a total of 200 ducks and cows in his barn. If he has n cows, how many total legs are there in the barn? (Make sure you include the farmer.)

  • Number of cows = n
  • Legs per cow = 4
  • Cows legs = 4n
  • Number of ducks = 200 - n
  • Legs per duck = 2
  • Number of ducks legs = (200 - n) x 2 = 400 - 2n
  • Farmers legs = 2
Total legs = Cows legs + Ducks Legs + Farmers Legs
Total legs = 4n + 400 - 2n + 2
Total legs = 2n + 402
 
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