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There are 23 animals in the field. Some are cows and some are geese. There are 82 legs in all. How many of each animal are in the field?

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There are 18 cows and 5 geese in the field. I found this purely by guess and check , but if we multiply 18 by 4 and 5 by 2, we get 72 and 10. Added up will equal to 82 legs.
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