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?

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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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