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Cows and Chickens

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February 14, 2009

Problem Statement

In a group of cows and chickens, the number of legs was 14 14 more than twice the number of heads. The number of cows was: <spanclass=latexbold>(A)</span> 5<spanclass=latexbold>(B)</span> 7<spanclass=latexbold>(C)</span> 10<spanclass=latexbold>(D)</span> 12<spanclass=latexbold>(E)</span> 14 <span class='latex-bold'>(A)</span>\ 5 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(B)</span>\ 7 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(C)</span>\ 10 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(D)</span>\ 12 \qquad<span class='latex-bold'>(E)</span>\ 14