Buying exactly 100 animals for 1000 dollars
Question
At a market, a farmer pays exactly $1000 for exactly animals, buying at least one cow, one sheep and one chicken. Cows cost $50, sheep $10 and chickens 50 cents each. If he bought cows, sheep and chickens, what is ?
Short answer
1520. From and , eliminating gives . So ; forces (and is excluded), hence and the product is .
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