Question

Some birds were flying and met a bird on their way. The bird greeted them, “hello hundred!” They said “we are not hundred, we need half of us plus you to make us hundred.” How many birds were Flying?

Answer 1

Let's use algebra to solve this riddle. Let's assume the number of birds flying is 'x'. According to the information given:

1. The bird greeted them as "hello hundred!" So, the bird they met is 100.
2. The birds replied, "we are not hundred." So, the sum of the birds flying (x) and the bird they met (100) is not equal to 100.

Now, the second part of the information says, "we need half of us plus you to make us hundred." This means half of the birds flying (x/2) plus the bird they met (100) should make a total of 100.

Putting it into an equation:

(x/2) + 100 = 100

Now, let's solve for 'x':

Subtract 100 from both sides:

(x/2) = 0

Multiply both sides by 2:

x = 0

According to this, there were 0 birds flying, which is a bit peculiar. It's possible there might be an error or a trick in the riddle, as it seems unusual for there to be no birds flying. Nonetheless, this is the result based on the information provided in the riddle.