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At the zoo, for every 6 adult camels, there are 5 baby camels. There are a total of 44 adult and baby camels at the zoo. How many baby camels are at the z
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At the zoo, for every 6 adult camels, there are 5 baby camels. There are a total of 44 adult and baby camels at the zoo. How many baby camels are at the z

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There are 24 adult camels and 20 baby camels.

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Let a represent the number of adult camels, and b represent the number of baby camels.
6a = 5b
44 = a + b

44 - a = b
6a = 5(44 - a) = 220 - 5a
11a = 220
a = 20
b = 44-20 = 24
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