Post-UTME Mathematics 2017 Objective — Question 26
Question 26 of 50 from the Post-UTME Screening (Post-UTME) Mathematics 2017 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.
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Keiko spent the day bird watching and counted 34 more birds in the morning than in the afternoon. If she counted a total of 76 birds, how many birds did she count in the afternoon?
- A. 21 birdsCorrect
- B. 40 birds
- C. 42 birds
- D. 84 birds / E. 110 birds
Explanation
Let afternoon = a, morning = a+34; a + (a+34) = 76, so 2a=42, a=21.
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