Finding Original Number Divided

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?

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Priyanka_Bansal
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Aug 28th, 2010

6 bullets are there in total. They divided two two

Pradeep Narra
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Sep 3rd, 2010

let x be the total number of bullets,
x/3 will be each share...
after each shooting 4 bullets..
x/3 -4 will be there with each one..

so suming them.....
x-12 = x/3

x = 18;