There are some nectar filled flowers on a tree and some bees are hovering on it If one bee lands on ...........

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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 'x' be the no. of bees.
So, no. of flowers = ( x – 1 )
If the number of bees sitting on each flower is 2, then number of flowers will be ( x/2 + 1 )
x/2 + 1 = x – 1
( x + 2 ) / 2 = ( x – 1 )
x + 2 = 2 ( x – 1 )
x + 2 = 2x – 2
x – 2x = – 2 – 2
– x = – 4
x = 4
Thus, no. of bees is 4.
And no. of flowers is ( 4 – 1 ) i.e., 3