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People and horses in the same number were going some where. Half of the owners were riding their horses and the remaining were walking on foot with the horses. If the total number of feet of walkers was 70. How many were the horses?

A10

B12

C14

D16

Sachin Khr ? Nov 18 '2016 at 22:40

Answer is : 14
Let number of horses = number of men = x.
Then, number of legs = \(4x + 2 x (\frac{x}{2}) = 5x.\)
So, 5X = 70 or x = 14.

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Answer is : 14 Let number of horses = number of men = x. Then, number of legs = \(4x + 2 x (\frac{x}{2}) = 5x.\) So, 5X = 70 or x = 14. Sachin Khr ? answered Nov 18 '2016 at 22:40 All Comments

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