surekha

• Sep 8th, 2005

 

3(x/3-4)=x/3 
3x-36=x 
ie..x=18

Sheetal Salunkhe

• Nov 23rd, 2005

 

suppose no. of bullets= x

each people having bullets=x/3

each one fired 4 bullets then

3(x/3-4)=x/3 (given)

3x-36=x

x=18

number of bullets=18

vamsi

• Jun 19th, 2006

 

The answer is 18.

x/3-12=x/3

slove

x==18

rajvaibhavraj

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• Aug 15th, 2006

 

The equation is:x-12 = x/3After solving we get:x = 18

integral

• Oct 30th, 2007

 

I think that 18 is right answer.

 total value : x

 value which three man is fired : 3*4 = 12

 initially division value : x/3

 remainder : x-12

 x-12 = x/3,  3x-36=x

so 18 is answer.

(I am not good at English. If my sentences is wrong, please fix it)

microbes

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• Oct 31st, 2008

 

My answer is 6

Lets suppose that Total number of bullets = 3X

Bullets given to each men = x

Bullets fired = x - 4

Total remaining bullets = 3 ( x - 4 )

According to question, we know that total remaining bullets is equal to bullets given to each men at start; SO

3 ( x - 4 ) = X

3X - 12 = X

3X - X = 12

2X = 12

X = 6 (Answer)

swathykrishnan

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• Jul 9th, 2009

 

Friends,
The question asks you to find out the initial division. Answer should not be about the total number of bullets so please note that the answer is 6.

jiwony04

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• Oct 28th, 2009

 

It's simply,
[division value= remaining]
3people(=x) = (3X4) + x
3 = 12 + x <----- put "3"
= 15bullets in total

Answer is 15 Bullets.

so it was,
15 total bullets -> 1person (4bullets used, remainng 1)
-> 1peron (4bullets used, remainng 1)
-> 1person (4bullets used, remainng 1)

sarabjit

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• Oct 30th, 2009

 

ans.   18