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
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Answer / shetty
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
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Answer / aarti
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 ? | 29 Yes | 5 No |
Answer / martin
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 | 14 No |
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