32.
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A fires 5 shots to B's 3 but A kills only once in 3 shots while B kills once in 2 shots. When B has missed 27 times, A has killed:
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A.
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30 birds
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B.
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60 birds
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C.
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72 birds
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D.
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90 birds
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Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Let the total number of shots be x. Then,
Killing shots by A =
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1
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of
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5
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x
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=
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5
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x
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3
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8
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24
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Shots missed by B =
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1
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of
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3
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x
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=
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3
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x
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2
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8
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16
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3x
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= 27 or x =
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27 x 16
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= 144.
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16
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3
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Birds killed by A =
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5x
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=
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5
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x 144
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= 30.
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24
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24
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