963 animals on a farm, 159 sheep and 406 cows and pigs. How many are pigs?

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    963 animals on a farm, 159 sheep and 406 cows and pigs. How many are pigs?

    Set up equation to represent the total animals on the farm
    Total Animals = Cows + Pigs + Sheep

    Now plug in what is given
    963 = 406 + Pigs + 159

    Simplify:
    Pigs + 565 = 963

    Subtract 565 from each side
    Pigs = 398
     
    math_celebrity, Mar 21, 2017
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