## 108. Math Puzzler $5 / 74$

"Monkeys were frolicking, divided into two parties. The eighth part squared was merrily romping in the woods, while 12 monkeys filled the fresh air with their cries.

Tell me, how many monkeys were there in total!"
We denote the number of monkeys with $x$, then we have:

$$
\left(\frac{x}{8}\right)^{2}+12=x \quad, \quad x_{1}=48, x_{2}=16
$$

The problem has two positive solutions: The herd can consist of either 48 or 16 monkeys.