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Old 08-21-2005, 03:44 AM
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Man: How many birds and how many beasts do you have in your zoo?

Zookeeper: There are 30 heads and 100 feet.

Man: I can't tell from that.

Zookeeper: Oh, yes you can!

How many birds and how many beasts are at the zoo???
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Old 08-21-2005, 04:05 AM
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Okay, scroll down if you want to see my answer:
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There are 10 birds= 10 heads of the 30 heads and (2 feet each)20 feet of the 100 feet. This leaves 20 heads and 80 feet, so there are 20 (4-footed) animals. 10 birds, 20 animals. Right??
Or did I get suckered into one of those trick questions?
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Old 08-21-2005, 04:09 AM
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Correct!!!!
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Old 08-21-2005, 12:23 PM
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I got it before i looked at the answer, though it took an entire piece of notebbok paper to get it right. LOL good one!
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