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Description: Try to figure out how many donkeys and pigeons would work as a solution to this word problem. Page shows different methods of arriving at an answer.
This problem is adapted from Van De Walle, John (1994), Ed.), NY: Longman, pages 40 - 41 Mary looked out of her farmhouse window and saw a group of pigeons and donkeys passing by. She counted all the legs of the pigeons and donkeys and found that the total number of legs add up to 66. How many of each kind of animals (pigeons and donkeys) passed by her window if the total number of animals is 24?
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