There are 50 donkeys and chickens on a farm. There are a total of 174 legs. Which system of equations can be used to figure out how many of each animal the farm has? Let d = # of donkeys and c = # of

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Section11.5: Solve Systems Of Nonlinear Equations
Problem 241E: Explain in your own words how to solve a system of equations using substitution.
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There are 50 donkeys and chickens on a farm. There are a total of 174 legs. Which system of equations can be used to figure out how many of each animal the farm has? Let d = # of donkeys and c = # of chickens 

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