Question

Sam has 356 stuffed animals all of wich are either cats or eliphants the number of elephants he owns is 17 more than twice the number of cats.

how many of each type of stuffed animal does he own.

Answer 1

• 113 cats
• 243 elephants

Explanation:

If Sam subtracts 17 elephants from his collection, he has 339 stuffed animals that are 2/3 elephants and 1/3 cats.

The number of cats is 339/3 = 113.

The number of elephants is 356 -113 = 243 = 2·113 +17.

Sam has 113 cats and 243 elephants.