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In a group of dogs and their owners, there are exactly 20 heads and 64 legs. How many dogs are in the group

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Answer:

If we assume that everyone in the group is an owner, we would have


20*2=40 legs.


64-40=24 legs

Therefore, we need 24 more legs.

These 24 additional legs can be made from the difference of legs between the owners and dogs.

In this case, dogs have
4-2=2 more legs than an owner.

24 ÷ 2 = 12.

There are 12 dogs in the group.

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