SOLUTION: If there is a bird on every branch there will be an excess bird, but if there will be two birds per branch there will be an excess branch. How many branches are there?

Question 1003734: If there is a bird on every branch there will be an excess bird, but if there will be two birds per branch there will be an excess branch. How many branches are there?

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If there is a bird on every branch there will be an excess bird, but if there will be two birds per branch there will be an excess branch. How many branches are there?

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