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?

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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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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