SOLUTION: There are sparrows and pigeons on a fence. When five sparrows leave, there remain two pigeons for every sparrow. Then twenty-five pigeons leave, and there are now three sparrows
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Question 250358: There are sparrows and pigeons on a fence. When five sparrows leave, there remain two pigeons for every sparrow. Then twenty-five pigeons leave, and there are now three sparrows for every pigeon. Find the original number of sparrows. Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source):
