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Farmer Ann needs to purchase 100 farm animals for exactly $100 using her tax refund. The animals can be cattle costing $1.00 each, sheep at $0.50 each, and horses priced at $10.00 each. The challenge is to find the right combination of these animals that meets the criteria of both quantity and budget while ensuring she has at least some of each type. Can you help Farmer Ann solve her purchasing puzzle?
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7 Farmer Ann was chosen to go into town and spend the entire amount of $100 of a tax return on exactly 100 farm animals- some cattle, some sheep, and some horses. She discovered that sheep cost $0.50 each, cattle cost $1.00 each, and horses cost $10.00 each. This purchase, to buy exactly 100 animals for $100 and have some of each kind of animal, proved more difficult than she thought it would be. Your job is to find a solution to Farmer Ann’s dilemma.