Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/148 - A Menagerie

Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $148$

A Menagerie

A travelling menagerie contained two freaks of nature -- a four-footed bird and a six-footed calf.

An attendant was asked how many birds and beasts there were in the show, and he said:

"Well, there are $36$ heads and $100$ feet altogether.

You can work it out for yourself."

Sources

• 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: Various Arithmetical and Algebraical Problems: $148$. -- A Menagerie
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