QUESTION

CSAT

Hard

Reasoning

Prelims 2016

There are some nectar-filled flowers on a tree and some bees are hovering on it. If one bee lands on each, flower, one bee will be left out. If two bees land on each flower, one flower will be left out. The number of flowers and bees respectively are

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Explanation

Let the number of flowers be F and the number of bees be B.

Condition 1: If one bee lands on each flower, one bee will be left out: Formula: B=F+1B = F + 1

Condition 2: If two bees land on each flower, one flower will be left out: Formula: F=(B2)+1F = (\frac{B}{2}) + 1 Step-by-step calculation: From Condition 1: B=F+1B = F + 1

Substitute this into Condition 2: F=((F+1)2)+1F = (\frac{(F + 1)}{2}) + 1

Simplify the equation: F1=(F+1)2F - 1 = \frac{(F + 1)}{2} 2(F1)=F+12 * (F - 1) = F + 1 2F2=F+12F - 2 = F + 1 2FF=32F - F = 3 F=3F = 3

Substitute F=3F = 3 into B=F+1B = F + 1: B=3+1=4B = 3 + 1 = 4

Thus, the number of flowers and bees are 3 and 4 respectively.

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