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UKMT Intermediate Mathematical Challenge, 2025

Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

All Felix's cats are normal cats. Together, they have 12 more legs than they have tails. In total, how many ears do they have?

(A) $2$ (B) $4$ (C) $6$ (D) $8$ (E) $10$

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