SOLUTION: Many huskies have one brown eye and one blue eye and others have two blue eyes. In a group of 22 huskies, there were 38 blue eyes. How many of the dogs have two blue eyes?

Question 172943This question is from textbook McGraw Hill MATH Daily Practice Workbook Grade 5
: Many huskies have one brown eye and one blue eye and others have two blue eyes. In a group of 22 huskies, there were 38 blue eyes. How many of the dogs have two blue eyes? This question is from textbook McGraw Hill MATH Daily Practice Workbook Grade 5

Answer by gonzo(654) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
under the assumption that none of them have 2 brown eyes, here's what i think.
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total number of eyes is 44 (2 each for 22 huskies)
total number of brown eyes is 6 (44 - 38 = 6)
that means that 6 blue eyes are paired with one brown eye each.
this leaves 32 blue eyes that are not paired with a brown eye (38 - 6 = 32)
since each dog has 2 eyes (another assumption), then 16 dogs have 2 blue eyes each.
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working back, we have:
16 dogs with 2 blue eyes each = 32 blue eyes
6 dogs with 1 brown eye and 1 blue eye each = 6 brown eyes and 6 blue eyes.
total number of eyes is: 38 blue eyes and 6 brown eyes = 44
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