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A Chinese puzzle found in the sixth-century work of mathematician Chang Ch’iu-chien, calle...

A Chinese puzzle found in the sixth-century work of mathematician Chang Ch’iu-chien, called the “hundred fowls” problem, asks: If a cock is worth five coins, a hen three coins, and three chickens together are worth one coin, how many cocks, hens, and chickens, totaling 100, can be bought for 100 coins? Solve this problem.

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Solutions For Problems in Chapter 3.7