Magyar Information Contest Journal Articles

# Problem K. 299. (September 2011)

K. 299. There are 2011 pairs of twins living in a city. Among the 4022 people, there are 1900 males, and the number of pairs of twin sisters is 11 greater than the number of sister-brother pairs. How many pairs of twin brothers are there?

(6 pont)

Deadline expired on October 10, 2011.

Sorry, the solution is available only in Hungarian. Google translation

Megoldás. A lány ikerpárok száma legyen $\displaystyle l$, akkor a vegyes ikerpárok száma $\displaystyle l-11$. A városban lakó lányok szám $\displaystyle 4022-1900=2122$, másrészről $\displaystyle 2l+l-11=3l-11$. A kettőt összevetve $\displaystyle l=711$, azaz a vegyes ikerpárok száma 700, a fiúkból állóké pedig $\displaystyle 2011-711-700={\mathbf 600}$.

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