Question 54
When two red amoebas join, the result in one blue amoeba; when a red amoeba and a blue amoeba join, they turn into three red amoeba; and when two blue amoeba join, they become four red amoeba. Fernando observes a test tube with initially $201$ blue amoebas and $112$ red amoebas.
a. Is it possible that after some amoebas transform the test tube contains $100$ blue amoebas and $314$ red amoebas?
b. Is it possible that after some amoebas transform the test tube contains $99$ blue amoebas and $314$ red amoebas?
a. Is it possible that after some amoebas transform the test tube contains $100$ blue amoebas and $314$ red amoebas?
b. Is it possible that after some amoebas transform the test tube contains $99$ blue amoebas and $314$ red amoebas?