For a summer job, Lucy is in charge of chickens and sheep. There are 16 animals total. The number of chickens, y , is 4 less than the number of sheep, x Which ordered pair x comma y represents the number of chickens and sheep?

Let x be the number of sheep and y the number of chickens. The animals total 16, so x + y = 16, and the chickens are 4 fewer than the sheep, so y = x − 4. The pair (10, 6) satisfies both: 10 + 6 = 16, and 6 is 4 less than 10. Therefore, choice C is correct.

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