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At the dog park, there are several dogs with their owners. Counting heads, there are 19 ; counting legs, there are 58 . How many dogs and owners are there?

There are __ dogs and __ owners.

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Answer:

19 humans and 5 dogs

Explanation:

we know 19 heads is human heads and there are 58 legs ) each human has two legs

so 19 x 2 = human legs = 38

58-38 = dog legs total = 20

dogs have Four legs so 20 ÷ 4 = dogs = 5 dogs

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