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Mahesh has some cows and some hens in his shed. The total number of legs is 92 and the total number of heads is 29. Find the number of cows in his shed.  

(1) 12 (2) 14 (3) 17 (4) 19
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OPTION 3

No. of cows= c

No. of hens= h

c+ h= 29   [Eq.1]

4c + 2h = 92

Therefore, 2c+ h= 46  [Eq. 2]

Solving these equations:

c=17

Hence, he has 17 cows.

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