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Algebra Difficulty 2.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Brachycephalus frogs are tiny − less than 11 cm long − and have three toes on each foot and two fingers on each 'hand', whereas the common frog has five toes on each foot and four fingers on each 'hand'. Some Brachycephalus and common frogs are in a bucket. Each frog has all its fingers and toes. Between them they have 122122 toes and 9292 fingers. How many frogs are in the bucket?

(A) 1515 (B) 1717 (C) 1919 (D) 2121 (E) 2323

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