Question

17. There are some lotus flowers in a pond and
some bees are hovering around. If one bee
lands on each flower, one bee will be left
If two bees land on each flower, one flower
will be left. Then, the number of flowers
and bees respectively are
(A) 3,4 (B) 4,3 (C) 2,3 (D) 3,2​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

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Let 'x' be the no. of bees.

So, no. of flowers = ( x – 1 )

If the number of bees sitting on each flower is 2, then number of flowers will be ( x/2 + 1 )

x/2 + 1 = x – 1

( x + 2 ) / 2 = ( x – 1 )

x + 2 = 2 ( x – 1 )

x + 2 = 2x – 2

x – 2x = – 2 – 2

– x = – 4

x = 4

Thus, no. of bees is 4.

And no. of flowers is ( 4 – 1 ) i.e., 3

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