document.write( "Question 1148008: 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. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "            or, probably, it is a kind of provocation, and the author of the post tries \"to check the tutors\".\r
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document.write( "Let consider the first sentence\r\n" );
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document.write( "    There are 5 more pigeons than twice the parrots in a cage of 50 pets.    (*)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let limit / constrain ourselves by this sentence for a minute and will look what follows from it.\r\n" );
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document.write( "If \"x\" is the number of parrots, then the number of pigeons is (2x+5), according to (*).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Also, the total of pets (or of birds) in the cage is 50\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x + (2x+5) = 50.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It implies\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3x = 50 - 5 = 45;   hence\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x =        = 45/3 = 15.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In this way, we just get the ANSWER :  15 parrots and 2*15+5 = 35 = 50-15 pigeons.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Tutor @greenestamps interprets the term \"adopted\" as if 5 birds of each kind are taken off from the cage and\r\n" );
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document.write( "transfered/moved/passed to somewhere outside \"to the families\".\r\n" );
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document.write( "I will interpret it in opposite way as if 5 birds of each kind are ADDED to the cage.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It DOES NOT contradict to the meaning of the word \"adopted\" - it is one of possible interpretations.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the number of parrots becomes  15+5 = 20  and the number of pigeons becomes 35+5 = 40,  and  40 = 2*20,\r\n" );
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document.write( "as the second sentence of the problem states.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Thus the problem is completely  SOLVED  via using different interpretation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Surely,  it is  VERY  SLIPPERY  way to formulate  Math problem using the words whose precise meaning
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So,  the formulation would be  MUCH  BETTER  if to replace the term  \"ADOPTED\"  by the term  \"ADDED\".\r
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