MediumPlanet Riddle
One-fourth of the population of a newly discovered planet has 4 legs. The rest have two legs. There are 60 legs in total. How big is the population of the newly discovered planet?
Riddle
One-fourth of the population of a newly discovered planet has 4 legs. The rest have two legs. There are 60 legs in total. How big is the population of the newly discovered planet?
Choose an answer
A.20
B.30
C.15
D.24.
Hint: It's a word with 0 letters, starting with "2".
Answer
24.
Why this is the answer
With 1/4 of the population (6 individuals) having 4 legs and 3/4 (18) having 2 legs, 6x4 + 18x2 = 60 legs, totaling 24 individuals.
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