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A rooster has two legs, and a rabbit has four. There are forty legs. How many rabbits and chickens are there?

The ratio of chicken leg to rabbit leg is 2: 4, so the chicken leg has:

40× 1/2=20.

So chickens have: 20÷2= 10 (only)

Rabbits have: (40-20)÷4=5 (only)

Answer: chicken 10, 5 rabbits.