SOLUTION: A flock of geese on a pond were being observed continuously.at 1:00 p.m, 1/5 of the geese flew away. At 2: p.m,1/8 of the geese that remained flew away, At 3:00 p.m, 3 times as man

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Question 302611: A flock of geese on a pond were being observed continuously.at 1:00 p.m, 1/5 of the geese flew away. At 2: p.m,1/8 of the geese that remained flew away, At 3:00 p.m, 3 times as many geese as had flown away At 1:00 p.m .flew away, leaving 28 geese on the pond. At no other times did any geese arrive or fly away. How many geese were in the original flock
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A flock of geese on a pond were being observed continuously.at 1:00 p.m, 1/5 of the geese flew away. At 2: p.m,1/8 of the geese that remained flew away, At 3:00 p.m, 3 times as many geese as had flown away At 1:00 p.m .flew away, leaving 28 geese on the pond. At no other times did any geese arrive or fly away. How many geese were in the original flock


this gets a lil hectic but try to stay with me
F=total Flock of Geese
at 1pm (1/5)F flew away leaving (4/5)F
at 2pm (1/8)((4/5)F)=(4/40)F=(1/10)F so only (4/5)F-(1/10)F= (7/10)F remaining
at 3pm 3(1/5)F =(3/5)F which flew away from (7/10)F meaning (7/10)F-(3/5)F=(1/10)F remain.
if only 28 remain then


280 total geese in the flock

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