SOLUTION: Hi there, I need some help turning this mathematical problem into an algebra equation. If you could help, that would be great! Thanks There are three men and a bag of apples.

Question 281711: Hi there,
I need some help turning this mathematical problem into an algebra equation. If you could help, that would be great!
Thanks
There are three men and a bag of apples. The first person ate 1/3 of the apples, the second ate 1/3 of the remaining apples, and the last person ate 1/3 of the remainder apples leaving a total of 8 in the bag. Now I know that there is a total of 27 apples but I need to be able to convert it into an algebra equation, which im having difficulty with.
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of apples starting out
remaining

remaining

There were 27 apples to start with

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