Question

Let me see how critical people can think!!! Some birds were flying and met a bird on their way. The bird greeted them; hello hundred! They said we are not hundred, we need half of us plus you to make us hundred. Question: How many birds were flying? Possible answers A. 198 B. 49 C. 66 D. 51 E. 101 F. 199 . Please help me with the answer. 49

Answer 1

There were 199 birds flying ⇒ F

Explanation:

Assume that the number of birds is x

∵ They said "we need half of us plus you to make us hundred"

- That means one-half x plus 1 equals hundred

∴
`(1)/(2)` x + 1 = 100

- Subtract 1 from both sides

∴
`(1)/(2)` x = 99

- Multiply both sides by 2

∴ x = 198

∵ The number of bird were flying is x + 1

∴ The number of bird were flying is 198 + 1 = 199

There were 199 birds flying

To check the answer they said we need half of them plus you to bee hundred

one-half 198 is 99 + 1 = 100, so the answer that x = 198 is correct

The number of birds were flying are 198 + the bird they met in their way, so there were 199 birds flying