document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1210402>Question 1210402</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 30 legs in my backyard but I'm counting dogs and kids.How many kids and dogs are in my backyard? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "It should be clear from the given statement of the problem that there are many possible answers for the number of dogs.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Each dog has 4 legs; each kid has 2.  Those are both even numbers, so the total number of legs for any numbers of dogs and kids will be even.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 is the smallest even number, so you could have a total of 30 legs with only kids.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "30 is not a multiple of 4, so you can't get a total of 30 legs with only dogs.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Obviously the number of dogs and the number of kids must be non-negative integers.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the number of dogs can be any non-negative integer for which the total number of dog legs is less than 30.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: The number of dogs can be any integer from 0 to 7 inclusive.<br><BR>\n" );
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