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Solving Chinese Puzzle of Rabbits and Chickens with a list comprehension in Python
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chickens_rabbits.py
"""
Given a farm with rabbits and chickens, you count 35 heads and 94 legs. How many of each animal do you have?
Assume all rabbits and chickens have 4 and 2 legs respectively.
"""
from itertools import combinations_with_replacement
print([x for x in combinations_with_replacement([2,4],35) if sum(x) == 94])
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