SOLUTION: Four boys shared some bananas. The first received 1/3 of the bananas, the second received 3/8 of the remainder, third received 1/5 of the remainder. If the fourth received the

Question 1097162: Four boys shared some bananas. The first received 1/3 of the bananas,
the second received 3/8 of the remainder, third received 1/5 of the
remainder. If the fourth received the remaining 26 bananas. How many
bananas did they share.
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20060) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Four boys shared some bananas.

Suppose the shared N bananas

The first received 1/3 of the bananas,

So what remained was 2/3N

the second received 3/8 of the remainder,

So what remained was 5/8 of 2/3N

third received 1/5 of the remainder.

So what remained was 4/5 of 5/8 of 2/3N

If the fourth received the remaining 26 bananas.

So 4/5 of 5/8 of 2/3N = 26



Solve for N.

Edwin

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