SOLUTION: from the collection of lotus flowers, 1/3rd offered to shiva, 1/5th to vishnu, 1/6th to the sun and 1/4th to the saraswati.then,there were 6 remaining.Find the toal number of lotus

Question 479515: from the collection of lotus flowers, 1/3rd offered to shiva, 1/5th to vishnu, 1/6th to the sun and 1/4th to the saraswati.then,there were 6 remaining.Find the toal number of lotus flowers.
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from the collection of lotus flowers, 1/3rd offered to shiva, 1/5th to vishnu, 1/6th to the sun and 1/4th to the saraswati.then,there were 6 remaining.Find the toal number of lotus flowers.
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Let "x" be the total number of lotus flowers:
Equation:
x - x/3 -x/5 -x/6 - x/4 = 6
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Multiply thru by 60 to get:
60x - 20x - 12x -10x - 15x = 360
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60x - 57x = 360
3x = 360
x = 120 (# of lotus flowers)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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