Question

Half of a herd of cow are grazing in the field and one-fourth of the remaining are sitting nearby. The rest 9
are drinking water from the pond. Find the number of cows in the herd.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Name-Krishna Kumar Pandey

Roll.no-05

Class-6(B)

Present sir

Answer 2

Answer:

Let x be the total number of deer.

2

x

deers are grazing in the field and

4

3

of

2

x

are playing.

There are 9 remaining deer.

∴

4

3

×

2

x

+9=

2

x

⟹

8

3x

−

2

x

=−9

⟹

16

−2x

=−9

⟹ x=72

∴ 36 deers are grazing in the field and 27 are playing.

∴ no. of deers grazing − no. of deers playing =36−27=9 which is the multiple of 3 and 9.