A piece of folk math: a child asked a flock of birds, "how many are you?"

A bird replied.

"We and us again,with half of us and half of that with one more, would make hundred"

How many birds were there?

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Solution

as per the birds statment

let x be the number of the birds...

then x + x + x/2 + x/4 + 1 =100
then x + x/2 + x/4 =99

taking LCM of 1,2,4 which equal to 4

4x/4 + 4x/4 + 2x/4 + x/4 =99
11x / 4 =99
x = 99 x 4 /11 =9 x 4 =36

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A piece of folk math: a child asked a flock of birds, "how many are you?" A bird replied. "We and us again,with half of us and half of that with one more, would make hundred" How many birds were there? Solve using equation

as per the birds statment let x be the number of the birds... then x + x + x/2 + x/4 + 1 =100 then x + x/2 + x/4 =99 taking LCM of 1,2,4 which equal to 4 4x/4 + 4x/4 + 2x/4 + x/4 =99 11x / 4 =99 x = 99 x 4 /11 =9 x 4 =36 Like if satisfied

A piece of folk math: a child asked a flock of birds, "how many are you?"

A bird replied.

"We and us again,with half of us and half of that with one more, would make hundred"

How many birds were there?

Solve using equation

as per the birds statment

let x be the number of the birds...

then x + x + x/2 + x/4 + 1 =100
then x + x/2 + x/4 =99

taking LCM of 1,2,4 which equal to 4

4x/4 + 4x/4 + 2x/4 + x/4 =99
11x / 4 =99
x = 99 x 4 /11 =9 x 4 =36

Like if satisfied