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Puzzle ZPEQ 



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I was quite bored yesterday, so I visited my local animal sanctuary.

To pass the time, I counted 612 legs.

This came from an equal number of beetles, spiders, and mice.

Can you work out the total number of animals I counted?

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Hint
A beetle has six legs, a spider has eight legs, and a mouse has four legs.

 

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