Question

A bird shooter had been asked how many birds he had in bag. He replied such there were all sparrows but six all pigeons but six as well as all ducks but six. How many birds he had in bag in all? Ticka 9

Answer 1

He had total 9 birds in the bag in all.

Explanation

Suppose, the number of all birds in the bag is  $X$

Also suppose, the number of sparrows is  $S$ , the number of pigeons is $P$ and the number of ducks is $D$

There were all sparrows but six, all pigeons but six as well as all ducks but six.

All sparrows but six ⇒  $S= X-6$

All pigeons but six ⇒  $P= X-6$

All ducks but six ⇒  $D= X-6$

As the total number of birds is $X$, so the equation will be........

$X=S+P+D\\ \\ X=(X-6)+(X-6)+(X-6)\\ \\ X= 3X-18\\ \\ 3X-X= 18\\ \\ 2X=18\\ \\ X=9$

So, he had total 9 birds in the bag.