Question

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Baby dragons have one head and two wings, adult dragons have 3 heads and four wings. In one dragon family, there are 25 heads and 36 wings. How many dragons are there in this family? How many adults and how many babies?

Answer 1

There are 4 babies and 7 adults

B head = 4x1=4 A heads is (3x7)=21 21+4=25 heads

B wings = 4x2=8 A wings is (4x7)=28 28+8=36 wings

Answer 2

4 babies and 7 adults

B head=4x1=4 Aheads (3x7)=21 21+4=25 heads

B wings 4x2=8 A wings(4x7)=28 28+8=36