This problem is in the form of a poem from the book Fun With Figures by J. A. H. Hunter (1965, Dover Publishing).

A Tale of the Cats
The lucky cats on Stratton Street Had seven mice apiece to eat.
	The rest made do With only two; The total score Being twenty-four.
How many cats ate mousie meat?

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