A herd of cattle on a farm consists of a quarter of cows and a quarter of oxen, plus 48 goats. Three goats have been exchanged for hay and straw, so that the herd still consists of 120 animals. How big was the herd originally?
+37162 You gave away 3 animals and are left with 120 so you had 123 originally. ...somehow... ( I wonder how you can have 1/4 cows (or oxen) of 123 ?)
Do you have the correct numbers in your Q?
+313 Was that what "word assignment" meant?
Since this task serves a statistical survey of the agriculture minister of our federal state, half cows and oxen are allowed and desired.
+37162 I do not know....maybe goats are not considered part of a 'herd of cattle' ?
