Question

There are two groups of birds sitting on a tree. In the first group there are x numbers of birds and in the second y. The leader of the first group said to the leader of the second that if one bird from your group come to my side then the number of birds in my group is 4 more than 2 times number of birds in your group. The leader of the second group replied that if one bird from your group come to my side then the number of birds in my group is 3 less than five times the number of birds present in your group.

a) Given below are two statements. Are the statement correct?
Statement
Is the statement correct

For the first group leader statement, the number of birds is 2(y-1) +4
Yes/no

For the second group leader statement, the number of birds is 5(x+1) - 3.
Yes/no



b) If the number of birds in the second group is 16 in the beginning, find the number of birds in the first group if one bird come to this group from the second

Please answer ​

Answer 1

Both first and second statements are correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are 34 birds in the first grp when 1 bird flies from second grp to the first grp.

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