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In a caravan, in addition to 50 hens there are 45 goats and 8 camels with some keepers. If the total number of feet be 224 more than the number of heads, find the number of keepers.

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Let the number of keepers be x then, 

Total number of heads =(50 + 45 + 8 + x)= (103 + x). 

Total number of feet = (45 + 8) x 4 + (50 + x) x 2 =(312 +2x). 

(312 + 2x)-(103 + x) =224

x =15. 

Hence, number of keepers =15.

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