Aptitude Hack#66(30-4-19)

Question:
A zookeeper counted the heads of the animals in a zoo and found it to be 80. When he counted the legs of the animals he found it to be 260. If the zoo had either pigeons or horses, how many horses were there in the zoo? 

A) 40

B) 30

C) 50

D) 60

E) None of These


 Answer: C) 50

Explanation:

Given , Zoo had either pigeons or horses
Heads of the animals in Zoo = 80
=> pigeons + horses = 80
Let p = number of pigeons
h = number of horses
=> p = 80 - h
Given , Legs of the animals = 260
Each pigeon has 2 legs and each horse has 4 legs
=> 2p + 4h = 260
Substitute p = 80 - h
=> 2 ( 80 - h ) + 4h = 260
=> 160 - 2h + 4h = 260
=> 2h = 260 - 160
=> 2h = 100
h = 50
So , number of horses in the Zoo = 50