Question

Out of a swarm of bees one fifth settled on a jasmine plant one third on a rose plant and 3 times the difference flew to the bloom of daisy. Only 10 bees were then left from the swarm. What was the total number of bees?

Answer 1

Let total bees be x X/5+x/3+3x(1/3 - 1/5)+. 10 =x 14x/15 +10=x X=150