Brain Teaser: There are certain men and horses. In all, there are 22 heads and 72 Feet. How many men and how many horse are there? Maths Puzzle

There are certain men and horses. In all, there are 22 heads and 72 Feet. How many men and how many horse are there?

Brain teasers are an exciting form of a puzzle that needs thinking to solve. Brain teasers make you think out of the box and exploit your mind's potential. One of the most recent brain teasers trending on social media and boggling many minds is 'There are certain men and horses. In all, there are 22 heads and 72 Feet. How many men and how many horse are there?'. 

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There are certain men and horses. In all, there are 22 heads and 72 Feet. How many men and how many horse are there? - Solution

If you are still trying to get the answer to this, we have a hint for you, there are a few different solutions, and all you need to know is basic math to get the equations right. So let us now see the other solutions and then their respective explanations.

Solution

Here we can give x as the number of mens and y as the number of horse

x+y=22 heads

y=22-X

Men have two legs and horse have four legs

2x+4y=72 legs

here, 2x+4(22-x)=72

2x+88-4x=72

-2x+88=72

-2x=72-88

-2x = -16

x= 16/2=8

No: of men is 8.

No of horse is 22-x

22-8=14.

There are 14 horses and 8 men.