Exotic Animals Project
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score: 30 Write down necessary steps and answers clearly to eam full credit.
Daniel's Exotic Animal Rescue houses snakes, tarantulas and scorpions. When asked how
many animals of each kind he boards, Daniel answered: ‘We board 49 total animals, and | am
responsible for each of their 272 legs and 28 tails.’ How many of each animal does the Rescue
board? (Recall tarantulas have 8 legs and no tails, scorpions have 8 legs and one tail, and
snakes have no legs and one tail.)
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