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How many birds were flying?

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Some birds were flying and met
a bird on their
way. The bird greeted them;
'Hello hundred!'
They said we are not hundred,
we need half of us
plus you to make us hundred.
Question: How many birds
were flying?

posted Oct 22, 2018 by Mishthy Mukherjee

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3 Answers

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x+x/2+1=100
x=66

answer Oct 22, 2018 by Hanifa Mammadov
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Some birds=x/2+1=100,x=198,198 plus the other bird,X=199.The correct answer is 199

answer Apr 8, 2020 by anonymous
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Some birds=x/2+1=100,x=198,198 plus the other bird,X=199.The correct answer is D

answer Apr 8, 2020 by anonymous



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