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I am the owner of a pet store. If I put in one canary per 
cage, I have one bird too many. If I put in two canaries 
per cage, I have one cage too many. How many cages and 
canaries do I have? (Expalin in Detail)

a.4 canaries and 3 cages  
b.3 canaries and 4 cages  
c.4 canaries and 5 cages  
d.None of the above  
 Question Submitted By :: Gabriel
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  Re: I am the owner of a pet store. If I put in one canary per cage, I have one bird too many. If I put in two canaries per cage, I have one cage too many. How many cages and canaries do I have? (Expalin in Detail) a.4 canaries and 3 cages b.3 canaries and 4 cages c.4 canaries and 5 cages d.None of the above
Answer
# 1
a.4 canaries and 3 cages

one canary per cage 3 canary in cage and one bird left

two canaries per cage 4 canaries in 2 cages and one cage left
 
Is This Answer Correct ?    50 Yes 4 No
Shetty
 
  Re: I am the owner of a pet store. If I put in one canary per cage, I have one bird too many. If I put in two canaries per cage, I have one cage too many. How many cages and canaries do I have? (Expalin in Detail) a.4 canaries and 3 cages b.3 canaries and 4 cages c.4 canaries and 5 cages d.None of the above
Answer
# 2
a. 4 canaries and 3 cages 
Is This Answer Correct ?    24 Yes 1 No
Nishanth
 
 
 
  Re: I am the owner of a pet store. If I put in one canary per cage, I have one bird too many. If I put in two canaries per cage, I have one cage too many. How many cages and canaries do I have? (Expalin in Detail) a.4 canaries and 3 cages b.3 canaries and 4 cages c.4 canaries and 5 cages d.None of the above
Answer
# 3
If the Options are not given. You can derive the answer
like this:

Let the number of canaries = X
number of cages = Y

According to 1st condition: X = Y+1
2nd condition: X = 2(Y-1)

=> Y+1 = 2(Y-1)
=> Y = 3
=> X = 4

Answer is 4 canaries and 3 Cages
 
Is This Answer Correct ?    23 Yes 4 No
Aarti
 
  Re: I am the owner of a pet store. If I put in one canary per cage, I have one bird too many. If I put in two canaries per cage, I have one cage too many. How many cages and canaries do I have? (Expalin in Detail) a.4 canaries and 3 cages b.3 canaries and 4 cages c.4 canaries and 5 cages d.None of the above
Answer
# 4
as answer a is excluded, so the only possibility that when
put 2 birds in one cage we have one cage too many, which
means one cage has one bird in only .
so
5 birds 4 cages
 
Is This Answer Correct ?    2 Yes 10 No
Martin
 

 
 
 
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