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 ?
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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.
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