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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Devanathan.J

  • Oct 17th, 2005
 

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

prititripathi

  • Mar 7th, 2011
 

let each frnd has x bullets

after 4 shots each will hv x-4
s0 according to given condition 
x-4+x-4+x-4=x
3x-12=x
x=3
each one got 6 bullets so total no. of bullets=18

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