Question

Some birds were flying and met on their way. They said they need half of them plus one more to make a hundred. How many birds were flying?

a) 198
b) 493
c) 664
d) 515

Answer 1

To find the number of birds flying, we can solve the equation (x/2) + 1 = 100, where x represents the number of birds. By isolating x, we find that there were 198 birds flying.

Step-by-step explanation:

To solve this problem, let's create an equation. Let x be the number of birds flying. According to the question, half of them plus one more makes 100. So, we can write the equation as (x/2) + 1 = 100. To solve this equation, we need to isolate x. First, subtract 1 from both sides: (x/2) = 99. Next, multiply both sides by 2 to get rid of the fraction: x = 198. Therefore, there were 198 birds flying.