Question

Leon works at the aquarium. When he tries to put each turtle in its own tank, he has one turtle too many. But if he puts two turtles per tank, he has one tank too many. How many turtles and how many tanks does Leon have? *

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Step-by-step explanation:

Given: 1 turtle in each tank = 1 turtle too many 2 turtles in each tank = 1 tank too many To Find: The number of turtles and tanks Solution: Using one of the better known heuristic to solve this question Before that, we know that: 2 turtles in each tank = 1 tank too many ⇒ 2 turtles in each tank = 2 turtles short First, find the difference in the number of turtles in the two scenarios: First scenario = 1 turtle too many Second scenario = 2 turtles short Difference in turtles = 1 - (- 2) Difference in turtles = 3 Second, find the difference in the distribution of turtles: First scenario = 1 turtle each tank Second scenario = 2 turtles each tank Difference in turtle = 2 - 1 Difference in turtles = 1 Find the number of tanks: Number of tanks = 3 ÷ 1 Number of tanks = 3 Find the number of turtles: Using the first scenario, there was one turtle too many Number of tanks = 3 Number of turtles = 3 + 1 Number of turtles = 4 Answer: There are 4 turtles and 3 tanks.