In a group of bulls and hens, the number of legs is 48 more than twice the number of heads. The number of bulls is ________.

  1. 50
  2. 48
  3. 26
  4. 24

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Option 4 : 24
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Let the number of bulls be ‘a’ and the number of hens be ‘b’.

So, the total numbers of heads are (a + b) and total numbers of legs are (4a + 2b).

According to question:

(4a + 2b) = 2(a + b) + 48

4a + 2b = 2a + 2b + 48

4a + 2b – 2a – 2b = 48

2a = 48

a = 24

So, the number of bulls is 24.

Hence, ‘24’ is the correct answer.

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