SOLUTION: David counted the birds in his garden. 1/3 of the birds were cockatoos and 1/4 were pigeons. He saw 6 more cockatoos than pigeons. How many birds did David see?

Question 957349: David counted the birds in his garden. 1/3 of the birds were cockatoos and 1/4 were pigeons. He saw 6 more cockatoos than pigeons. How many birds did David see?
Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1/3 of the birds were cockatoos and 1/4 were pigeons. He saw 6 more cockatoos than pigeons. How many birds did David see?
let x=number of birds he saw
Multiply each side by 12
Subtract 3x from each side.
ANSWER: David saw 72 birds.
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