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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 :

Correct Answer: 30 birds

Explanation:

Let the no of shots be x. Then, 


Shots fired by A =(5/8)x


Shots fired by B = (3/8)x 


Killing shots by A = 1/3 of (5/8)x  = (5/24)x


Shots missed by B = 1/2 of (3/8)x = (3/16)x 


(3/16)x = 27  x =144


Birds killed by A = (5/24)x = (5/24)*144 = 30


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