The generals Chi Wong and Chow Loo were having a discussion one day on the top of a hill overlooking the plains of their respective army camps.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy army is bigger than yours,\u201d said general Chi Wong to general Chow Loo. \u201cI\u2019ll wager my best concubine on it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWager likewise accepted,\u201d said general Chow Loo. The generals decided to verify the facts of the matter and called in their major generals Soo Flick and Boo Mung to settle the issue.<\/p>\n
\u201cSoo Flick, arrange my army in a square below on the plain so you can more easily determine the number of men in my army,\u201d commanded General Chi Wong.<\/p>\n
Major general Soo Flick ran off to comply with the order, and major general Boo Mung ran off to carry out the same command issued by general Chow Loo.<\/p>\n
The following day the armies were arrayed in square formation on the plain below and major generals Soo Flick and Boo Mung returned to report the result.<\/p>\n
\u201cHonorable generals Chi Wong and Chow Loo, we have determined that general Chow Loo has 3,011 more men than there are in general Chi Wong\u2019s army,\u201d reported major generals Soo Flick and Boo Mung.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat a surprise! But I\u2019ll win Li Mai back on the next bet,\u201d said general Chi Wong confidently.<\/p>\n
Can you work out how many men there were in the armies of the generals?<\/em><\/p>\nShare this:<\/h3>