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A local zoo has flamingos and elephants in one exhibit. There are 16 animals in the exhibit, and the animals have a total of 52 legs. How many of each type of animal are in the exhibit?​

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Answer:

  • 6 flamingos and 10 elephants

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of flamingos be f and elephants  e.

Number of animals:

  • f + e = 16

Number of legs:

  • 2f + 4e = 52

Simplify:

  • f + 2e = 26

Substitute f + e:

  • (f + e) + e = 26
  • 16 + e = 26
  • e = 10

Find f:

  • f = 16 - e
  • f = 16 - 10
  • f = 6

There are 6 flamingos and 10 elephants

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