Solution: First assume Jessie has
30 chickens and no rabbits. In that case, there are 60 legs in all (2 x 30 =
60). There are 16 extra legs. 8 rabbits will provide the extra (compared
with rabbits' legs) 16 legs.
Therefore there are 22 chickens (30-8=22).
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