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[Jaws]

See how you get on

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• 3 types of creatures are involved ... monkeys, roosters and dogs
• There are twice as many roosters as monkeys
• There are twice as many dogs as roosters
• In total there are 88 legs (none of the creatures are missing any!)

How many monkeys, roosters and dogs are there?

C'mon ... get the little grey cells working ... no Googling/cheating allowed ...

 

[Jaws]

Weeelllllll three weeks on and no one has sussed it, so I have opened it up..

 

[andyBeaker]

Weeelllllll three weeks on and no one has sussed it, so I have opened it up..

If the minkey is regarded as having two legs the answer is 16 dogs, 8 roosters and 4 minkeys

 

[Centaur]

Only just seen this but 16+8+4 is the correct answer. I always loved algebra.

 

[andyBeaker]

Only just seen this but 16+8+4 is the correct answer. I always loved algebra.

Posted 28 minutes after the correct answer was posted......

Hmmmmmmmm........

 

[Minkey]

If the minkey is regarded as having two legs the answer is 16 dogs, 8 roosters and 4 minkeys

Minkey does only have two legs and secondly there is only one Minkey