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Farmer John has cows and chickens on his farm. His farm animals have 120 legs and 48 heads total. How many cows and how many chickens are on the farm?

a. Explain what 120 represents, and how it relates to the cows and chickens.

b. Explain what 48 represents, and how it relates to the cows and chickens.

c. Setup a system, of two equations, to help you solve this riddle.

d. Solve this system using either Elimination or Substitution, show your work, and state your answer as a complete sentence.​