SOLUTION: David places pennies into an empty jar. Alice takes one-third of the pennies out of the jar. Then, Bret takes one-third of the remaining pennies from the jar. Finally, Carla takes

Question 1041564: David places pennies into an empty jar. Alice takes one-third of the pennies out of the jar. Then, Bret takes one-third of the remaining pennies from the jar. Finally, Carla takes one-third of the remaining pennies from the jar. There are 40 pennies left in the jar.

How many pennies did David place in the jar?

Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, solver91311:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = number of pennies David put in jar
After Alice takes , there are
pennies left
Bret takes
There are left
Carla takes
There are left
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Given:

David put 135 pennies in the jar
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Check answer:
Alice took
There are left
Bret took
There are left
Carla took
There are left
OK
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

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