If there is a bird in every branch, there will be an excess bird not on the branch but if there will be two birds in every branch, there will be an excess branch. How many birds are there? How many branches are there in all?

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Chapter10: Sequences, Series, And Probability
Section10.2: Arithmetic Sequences
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If there is a bird in every branch, there will be an excess
bird not on the branch but if there will be two birds in
every branch, there will be an excess branch. How many
birds are there? How many branches are there in all?
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