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Three friends divided some bullets equally. After all of them shot 4 bullets the total no. of remaining bullets is equal to that of one has after division. Find the original number divided.
x x x
x-4 x-4 x-4
3x-12 = x
x= 6
answer is 18



  
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October 17, 2005 04:18:21   #1  
Devanathan.J        

RE: Three friends divided some bullets equally. After ...

Let the no of Bullet be X

There are 3 divided equally each have X/3 bullets.

then 4 bullets shot By each the no of bullet shoted is 4*3 12

then the remaining bullet the bullet of a person

x-12 x/3

3x-36 x

2x 36

x 18

Ans:18


 
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July 06, 2007 05:27:08   #2  
thecoolsmartguy Member Since: December 2006   Contribution: 2    

RE: Three friends divided some bullets equally. After ...
let the no be 3x
divided into 3 parts
so
x x x

4 bullets were shot

x-4 x-4 x-4 each

total is equal to one
3(x-4) x
x 6

so
original no 3*x 18

 
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