During the bird flu, if 40 hens and 30 chicks died each day, there would still be 212 hens when all the chicks died. If 20 hens and 50 chicks died each day, there would still be 1612 hens when all the chicks died. How many hens and chicks are there?

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During the bird flu, if 40 hens and 30 chicks died each day, there would still be 212
hens when all the chicks died. If 20 hens and 50 chicks died each day, there would
still be 1612 hens when all the chicks died. How many hens and chicks are there?
Transcribed Image Text:During the bird flu, if 40 hens and 30 chicks died each day, there would still be 212 hens when all the chicks died. If 20 hens and 50 chicks died each day, there would still be 1612 hens when all the chicks died. How many hens and chicks are there?
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