SOLUTION: Sparrows and pigeons sit on a fence. When 5 sparrows leave, there remain 2pigeons for every sparrow. Then 25 pigeons leave and the ratio of sparrows to pigeons becomes 3 : 1.What i

Question 285772: Sparrows and pigeons sit on a fence. When 5 sparrows leave, there remain 2pigeons for every sparrow. Then 25 pigeons leave and the ratio of sparrows to pigeons becomes 3 : 1.What is the original number of birds?
A. 50 B. 48 C. 75 D. 30 E. None of these.

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sparrows and pigeons sit on a fence.
When 5 sparrows leave, there remain 2pigeons for every sparrow.

What is the original number of birds?
:
"When 5 sparrows leave, there remain 2pigeons for every sparrow.
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Cross Multiply
p = 2(s-5)
p = 2s - 10
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"Then 25 pigeons leave and the ratio of sparrows to pigeons becomes 3 : 1.
=
Cross multiply
s-5 = 3(p-25)
s - 5 = 3p - 75
s = 3p - 75 + 5
s = 3p - 70
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Replace p with (2s-10) derived from the 1st ratio
s = 3(2s-10) - 70
s = 6s - 30 - 70
s = 6s - 100
100 = 6s - s
s =
s = 20 sparrows
then
p = 2(20) - 10
p = 30 pigeons
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A total of 50 birds
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You can check the solutions in the two ratio statements

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