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Standard VII
Mathematics
Consecutive Numbers
In a garden t...
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In a garden there are some flowers and some bees. If one bee sat on each flower, 6 bees are left. If 2 bees sat on each flower, then 5 flowers are left. How many bees and flowers are there in the garden?
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Solution
Dear Student,
Let
the
number
of
flowers
=
x
Then
the
number
of
bees
=
x
+
6
If
the
number
of
bees
sitting
on
each
flower
is
2
,
then
number
of
flowers
=
x
+
6
2
+
5
Now
,
according
to
question
,
x
=
x
+
6
2
+
5
⇒
x
-
5
1
=
x
+
6
2
⇒
2
x
-
5
=
x
+
6
⇒
2
x
-
10
=
x
+
6
⇒
2
x
-
x
=
6
+
10
⇒
x
=
16
So
,
number
of
flowers
=
x
=
16
Number
of
bees
=
x
+
6
=
16
+
6
=
22
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