SOLUTION: mary has geese and sheep in one pen with a total of 25 legs in the pen. if mary has one more sheep than geese, how many sheep does she have
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Question 1167756: mary has geese and sheep in one pen with a total of 25 legs in the pen. if mary has one more sheep than geese, how many sheep does she have
Answer by ikleyn(52797) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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mary has geese and sheep in one pen with a total of 25 legs in the pen.
if mary has one more sheep than geese, how many sheep does she have
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A geese has 2 (two, TWO) legs. A sheep has 4 (four, FOUR) legs.
In community of geese and sheep, total numbers of legs can not be 25 ---- it must be an even number.
The problem is a FAKE and does not deserves any consideration.
The author should be ticketed.
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