Answer Detail: RE: Four Friends A, B, C and D are living in a hostel. One day A’s uncle came and gave him a box of laddoos, According to their rule whatever they get will be equally divided among them. So A divided the laddoos into four equal parts and he ate his part.

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Question: Four Friends A, B, C and D are living in a hostel. One day A’s uncle came and gave him a box of laddoos, According to their rule whatever they get will be equally divided among them. So A divided the laddoos into four equal parts and he ate his part. Then B came to the room and he divided the laddoos into four equal parts and A and B ate their part. Then C came to the room he divided the laddoos into four equal parts and he ate his part. Then at the last D came to the room he also divided the laddoos into four equal parts and he ate his part. The number of laddoos D ate was 3.

1. How many laddoos did A eat?

2. How many laddoos did B eat?

3. How many laddoos did C eat?

4. How many laddoos were there in the box altogether?

February 02, 2008 13:11:15	#3
charenbe	Member Since: November 2007 Total Comments: 2
RE: Four Friends A, B, C and D are living in a hostel. One day A’s uncle came and gave him a box of laddoos, According to their rule whatever they get will be equally divided among them. So A divided the laddoos into four equal parts and he ate his part.
d=3 34=12 a. b . c , d ate 3 sweet = 3 124=48/3=16 a, b , c ate = 16each 164=64/2=32 a,b=32each 324=128 a=128 a=128+32+16+3 a=179 b=32+16+3=51 c=16+3=19 d=3 total= 252

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