A farmer has chickens and pigs. Counting heads, there are 15. Counting feet, there are 46. How many pigs does the farmer own?
8
If all 15 were chickens, there'd be 30 feet. Each pig replaces a chicken and adds 2 feet. 46 - 30 = 16 extra feet, meaning 16 / 2 = 8 pigs.
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