Total number of legs in a herd of goat's and hens is 40. Represent this situation in the form of a linear equation in two variables. Share with your friends Share 0 Varun.Rawat answered this We know that :Number of legs of a hen = 2Number of legs of a goat = 4Let the number of hens = xLet the number of goats = yNumber of legs of x hens = 2xNumber of legs of y goats = 4yNow, according to question, 2x + 4y = 40⇒x + 2y = 20This is the required linear equation. -1 View Full Answer
