Question

Some birds were flying and met a bird on their way. The bird greeted them;hello hundred! We're not hundred! We need half of us plus you to make us hundred

Answer 1

The number of birds were 198

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of birds be x

So, according to the condition

x/2 +1 =100

=>x/2 = 100-1

=> x= 2* 99

=>x=198

So, the number of birds were 198

Answer 2

Puzzle:

Let the number of number be 'x'

"We're not hundred! We need half of us plus you to make us hundred"

x/2 + 1 = 100 → (equation 1)

Since, the word "you" refers to only one person. Its value is one.

x/2 = 99

x = 99 × 2

∴ x = 198

On substituting value of 'x' in equation (1), we get,

198/2 + 1 = 100

99 + 1 = 100

∴ 100 = 100