document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1148008>Question 1148008</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 5 more pigeons than twice the parrots in a cage of 50 pets.if 5 birds of each are adopted then pigeons becomes double than the parrots. Find the numbers of pigeons and parrots in the cage. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Whoever wrote this question should go back to elementary school and learn how to speak//write English.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The math isn't so good, either, since the given information leads to a contradiction.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Although the English is atrocious, I THINK the statement of the problem says the number of pigeons is 5 more than twice the number of parrots.  So the number of parrots is x, and the number of pigeons is 2x+5.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the problem says that 5 of each kind of bird are adopted; that makes the numbers of parrots and pigeons x-5 and 2x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But then the problem says now the number of pigeons is twice the number of parrots:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sorry -- there is no solution to that equation.<br><BR>\n" );
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