Rabbits and Chickens

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There are some rabbits and chickens in a field
Together they have 53 heads and 158 feet.
How many rabbits?    How many chickens?

 

 

 

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Answer

There are 26 rabbits and 27 chickens in the field.

Extension question: How many rabbits and chickens are in a field if the number of legs is three times the number of heads?