Problem:
Last year adult cats, half of whom were female, were brought into the Smallville Animal Shelter. Half of the adult female cats were accompanied by a litter of kittens. The average number of kittens per litter was . What was the total number of cats and kittens received by the shelter last year?
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Solution:
The number of female adult cats was , and of those were accompanied by an average of kittens each. Thus the total number of kittens was , and the total number of cats and kittens was .
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