If she put 4 parrots into each cage then she will have 1 cage left.
If she put 3 parrots into each cage then she will have 1 parrot left over. How many parrots and cages does she have?
January 26, 2015
Parrots and Cages Puzzle
If she put 4 parrots into each cage then she will have 1 cage left.
If she put 3 parrots into each cage then she will have 1 parrot left over. How many parrots and cages does she have?
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13 Parrots
4 Cages
what about 5 cages and 16 parrots.
Tina has 5 cages and 16 parrots.
Putting 4 parrots in a cage (16 parrots/4 cages)) leaves one cage empty. Putting 3 parrots in each case (15 parrots/5 cages) leaves one parrot without a cage.
Think I'm going with 16 parrots and 5 cages.
Big_Lar
n = number of cages
p = number of parrots
p = 4(n-1)
p = 3n + 1
3n + 1 = 4(n - 1)
3n + 1 = 4n - 4
5 = n
p = 3 * 5 + 1 = 16
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