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A forest inhabited only by borogoves and mome raths contains eighty-two creatures. Borogoves are two-legged animals, while mome rath has 4 legs. If the forest contains 234 legs,…

A forest inhabited only by borogoves and mome raths contains eighty-two creatures. Borogoves are two-legged animals, while mome rath has 4 legs. If the forest contains 234 legs,…
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A forest inhabited only by borogoves and mome raths contains eighty-two creatures. Borogoves are two-legged animals, while mome rath has 4 legs. If the forest contains 234 legs, how many borogoves and how many mome raths live in the forest?

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a+b=82
2a+4b=324

Solve for a and b. a is the # of borogoves, b is the # of mome raths.
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