There are a group of birds attempting to land on a group of posts. If the birds will land to the posts in one to one manner then there will be one bird, which has no post to land on. If the birds will land to the posts in two is to one manner (two birds in one post) then there shall be an excess of one post. How many birds and posts are there?

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There are a group of birds attempting to land on
a group of posts. If the birds will land to the posts
in one to one manner then there will be one
bird, which has no post to land on. If the birds
will land to the posts in two is to one manner
(two birds in one post) then there shall be an
excess of one post. How many birds and posts
are there?
Transcribed Image Text:There are a group of birds attempting to land on a group of posts. If the birds will land to the posts in one to one manner then there will be one bird, which has no post to land on. If the birds will land to the posts in two is to one manner (two birds in one post) then there shall be an excess of one post. How many birds and posts are there?
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