Male bees hatch from unfertilized eggs and so have a mother but no father.
Female bees hatch from fertilized eggs. How many ancestors does a male
bee have in the twelfth generation back? How many of these are males?

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akshay_budhkar · Answer

OMG!!!! dalvoron has taken an oath of asking confusing complicated but interesting questions.... lol!!!

anonymous · Answer

I can try to clear up any confusions you have :)

anonymous · Answer

But what is the Relation Between Unfertilized and Father

anonymous · Answer

lol

anonymous · Answer

is it true or just for question

anonymous · Answer

As far as I know, it's just for the question. It may true though.

anonymous · Answer

*may be

akshay_budhkar · Answer

wait dalvoron.. i am trying

anonymous · Answer

How about 17

anonymous · Answer

No that is mother

anonymous · Answer

how about 9 males in 12

anonymous · Answer

in 12th generation

anonymous · Answer

Nopes

anonymous · Answer

attachment

anonymous · Answer

10 males then?

anonymous · Answer

You're out by an order of magnitude or so :P

akshay_budhkar · Answer

lol!!!!!!!!

akshay_budhkar · Answer

cant wolfram alpha solve this? lol

anonymous · Answer

I'll draw a small family tree, maybe it will help:

F       M--F      Third generation back
 |        |  /
M-----F        Second generation back
   \    /
     |
     F      First generation back
     |
    M

anonymous · Answer

Maybe you notice a pattern in the number at each generation? A sequence even?

anonymous · Answer

My diagram refers to M as males, and F as females, rather than mother and father by the way :P

anonymous · Answer

oh sorry i was out for a minute got back yea i got that thanks i took it wrong

anonymous · Answer

ok i got one first there are 0 then 1 then 1 then 2 then 3 then 5 a fibonacci

anonymous · Answer

Boom, correct. How many will be in the 12th generation then? How many of them will be males?

anonymous · Answer

0 1 1 2 3 5 8 13 21 34 55  89

anonymous · Answer

damn 232

anonymous · Answer

and i got 9 lol  i got my concept of generation cleared

anonymous · Answer

I had 233. How many of those 233 were males?

anonymous · Answer

HA I am not getting it ahh : (

anonymous · Answer

Count the males in the second, third, fourth, and fifth generations, and you might see a pattern.

anonymous · Answer

1, 1,2,3,5,8,13,21,34,55 it can't be right

anonymous · Answer

I think it can ;) When you hit the 12th generation, you get 89.