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There are a total of 84 people, lions, and giraffes at the zoo. Cassie visits the

zoo and counts 282 total legs. If you were to double the number of people,
that is equivalent to tripling the number of lions. How many of each are at the
zoo?

User Mor Lajb
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Answer:

14 giraffes, 28 people and 42 lions

Explanation:

you add how many legs for all 3 x1

add this you have a total 14

double that is 28 triple that is 42

total 84

User Abdullah Danyal
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