Logic Puzzles

113. Children and Oranges

Several children sharing oranges. If each child takes 1 orange, there will be 1 orange remaining. However, if each child takes 2 oranges, then the last child will get nothing. How many children and oranges are there?

Added 20 January 2012

Hint:

Consider the total number of oranges in relation to the number of children.

Solution:

There are 3 children and 5 oranges.


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