There are 4 times as many guinea pigs as chickens.
There are 90 legs altogether.
- Find the number of animals.
- Find the number of more guinea pigs than chickens.
- How many less chickens' legs are there than guinea pigs' legs
| |
Guinea Pigs |
Chickens |
Total |
Difference |
| Number (Animals) |
4 u |
1 u |
5 u |
3 u |
| Value (Legs) |
4 |
2 |
|
|
| Total value (Total legs) |
16 u |
2 u |
18 u |
14 u |
Choose the animal type with a smaller number to be 1 u.
Let the number of chickens be 1 u.
Number of chickens = 1 u
Number of guinea pigs = 4 u
Number of chickens' legs = 2 x 1 u = 2 u
Number of guinea pigs' legs = 4 x 4 u = 16 u
Total number of legs
= 16 u + 2 u
= 18 u
18 u = 90
1 u = 90 ÷ 18 = 5
(a)
Number of animals
= 4 u + 1 u
= 5 u
= 5 x 5
= 25
(b)
Number of more guinea pigs than chickens
= 4 u - 1 u
= 3 u
= 3 x 5
= 15
(c)
Number of less chickens' legs than guinea pigs' legs
= 16 u - 2 u
= 14 u
= 14 x 5 = 70
Answer(s): (a) 25; (b) 15; (c) 70
