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Puzzle/Riddle of Ramayana

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*Maths riddle of Ramayana

Before Vibheeshan and his Rakshasha forces joined Rama’s forces at the Indian coast, a spy of Raavan checked out Rama’s army.

“How many are they?” Raavan said.

The spy said, “As I was hiding, I could only see the lower side. I could count 1,404 legs and 600 (small and long) tails. Somehow, it is *not matching up.*”

Ravana said, “You fool, unlike humans and Vaanaras (monkeys), bears stand on their four limbs. And, while Vaanaras have long tails, bears have short ones. Don’t worry, I have guessed their numbers.”

*How many Vaanaras and bears are there in Rama and Lakshman’s army?*

posted Nov 6, 2016 by Vilas Joshi

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2 Answers

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Banaras 500*2=1000
Bears 100*4=400
Ram n Laxman=4
Total 1404 legs

answer Nov 7, 2016 by Subhash Gupta
Subhash jee, you are absolutely correct! Congratulations!
Thanks
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Lets Assume
number of Vanaras = x
number of Bears = y

x+y=600
4x+2y=1404
=> 2x+y=702
x=102
y=498

number of Vanaras = 102
number of Bears = 498

answer Nov 6, 2016 by Salil Agrawal
Salil jee, may be you are in hurry and missed certain things. You probably got it on seeing the solution of Subhash jee... I am highly impressed  by your site! Good Luck!
Thanks Vikas for making us Proud,
Yes I missed Ram and Laxman as Subhash Ji pointed out...

Keep it up :)



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