Question

sam works at the aquarium . When he tries to put each turtle in its own tank one too many . But if he puts two turtles per tank he has on tank too many .How many turtles and tanks does Sam had ?​

Answer 1

Given:

Sam works at the aquarium . When he tries to put each turtle in its own tank one too many . But if he puts two turtles per tank he has on tank too many .

To find:

How many turtles and tanks does Sam had ?​

Solution:

From given, we have,

When he tries to put each turtle in its own tank one too many.

⇒ When he puts a turtle per tank, one turtle remains extra

But if he puts two turtles per tank he has on tank too many .

⇒When he puts 2 turtles per tank, one tank remains extra.

Therefore, we get,

Sam has a total 3 tanks and 4 turtles.