Question

Steve Harvey's daughter; Lori, was caught shooting birds at the time Square in New York. The cops asked how many birds she had in her bag. she replied that there were all finches but six, all herons but six, and all warblers but six. How many birds does she have in the bag in all?​

Answer 1

Answer:

9 birds

Explanation:

f is finches, h is herons, w is warblers, t is total

f+h+w=t

All but 6 means subtracted from the total

f=t-6

h=t-6

w=t-6

Adding the three equations gets 3t-18 and plug that back in and isolate

t=3t-18

t= 9