DIRECTIONS for the question: Solve the following question and mark the best possible option.
There are some parrots and some tigers in a forest. If the total number of animal heads in the forest are 858 and total number of animal legs are 1,746, what is the number of parrots in the forest ?
A)
845
B)
833
C)
800
D)
Cannot be determined
E)
None of these
E
As head for each Parrot anf tiger is 1 , Therefore P + T = 858
Parrot has 2 legs while Tiger has 4 legs , Therefore 2P + 4T = 1746