How to simply solve the problem of geese
How to simply solve the problem of geese
An ancient task for geese will help you to spend your free time. It can be offered to solve not only children, but also adults.
A task: flies a flock of geese, and to meet them - one goose. He shouts: "Hello, one hundred geese!". And the leader of the pack answers him: "No, we are not one hundred geese! Now, if there were as many of us as there were, still half as many, a quarter more, and still you're one goose, then we would have been a hundred geese! "Question: how many geese were in the pack? "And yet you are one goose" - then there will be one hundred. This means that without one goose there will be 99 geese. Flock + flock + half flock + quarters flocks = 99. In half flock - two quarters, in the whole flock - four quarters. Fold: 4 quarters + 4 quarters + 2 quarters + 1 quarter = 11 quarters. Thus, 11 quarters are obtained, then there are 99 geese consists of 11 equal parts (quarters). We consider: 99: 11 = 9 geese in one quarter of the pack. In the quarter of a pack of 9 geese. So the whole flock = 9 x 4 = 36. Answer: 36 geese were in the pack, which was met by one goose. Relax with benefit!
