Juan saw some three-legged stool and four-legged chairs. He was bored, so he counted their legs. There were 59 legs. Then he put six pennies on each still, and eight nickels on each chair. He used 118 coins. Can you tell how many chairs and stools there were?

Juan saw some three-legged stool and four-legged chairs. He was bored, so he counted their legs. There were 59 legs. Then he put six pennies on each still, and eight nickels on each chair. He used 118 coins. Can you tell how many chairs and stools there were?

Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)

6th Edition

ISBN:9780134463216

Author:Robert F. Blitzer

Publisher:Robert F. Blitzer

ChapterP: Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts Of Algebra

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1MCCP: In Exercises 1-25, simplify the given expression or perform the indicated operation (and simplify,...

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