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Advanced MathEasyLegs on cats and birds

Advanced Math practice question

A farm has c cats and b birds. Which expression gives the total number of legs on all the cats and birds?

  1. A. 4c + 2bCorrect
  2. B. 6cb
  3. C. 2c + 4b
  4. D. c + b + 6

Answer: A. 4c + 2b

Each cat has 4 legs and each bird has 2.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. 6cb
Multiplying the counts makes no sense.
C. 2c + 4b
The legs are attached to the wrong animals.
D. c + b + 6
The counts must be multiplied by legs, not added to 6.

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