Aaron and Jackson have a large number of pets: fish, cats, and chickens. The pets have a total of 50 legs, 48 eyes and 6 wings. Assuming each cat has 4 legs, each chicken has 2 legs and 2 wings, and each pet has 2 eyes, how many pets do Aaron and Jackson have?

Aaron and Jackson have a large number of pets: fish, cats, and chicken

1.	Aaron and Jackson have a large number of pets: fish, cats, and chickens. The pets have a total of 50 legs, 48 eyes and 6 wings. Assuming each cat has 4 legs, each chicken has 2 legs and 2 wings, and each pet has 2 eyes, how many pets do Aaron and Jackson have?
Answer» ng to the problem, there are 6 wings and no other animal has wings. So since chickens have 2 wings, there are THREE chickens. Since chickens have 2 eyes and 2 legs, we can do 3 * 2 = Subtract 6 from 50 legs and 48 eyes So we have 44 legs and 42 eyes. Cats have 4 legs, so there must be 44/4 = 11 cats (fish have no legs) 11 cats * 2 = 22 eyes.So 42-22 = 20 eyes left. 20 eyes, and fish have two eyes, so 22/10 = 2 fish. The number of pets is 6 chickens + 11 cats + 2 fish = 19 ANIMALS. (do you see the ERROR?)The answer should be 24