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Casey is raising horses and goats. Each horse requires $2$ acres of land, and each goat requires $1$ acre of land. The $h$ horses and $g$ goats require a total of $55$ acres of land. Which equation represents this situation?

A

$2g+h=55$

B

$g+2h=55$

C

$g+h=55$

D

$\frac{g}{2}+h=55$