SOLUTION: A certain captain being asked how many soliders he had in his company, replied: one half of them are in camp, one third in the trenches, one eighth in the hospital, and four in pr

Question 216370: A certain captain being asked how many soliders he had in his company, replied: one half of them are in camp,
one third in the trenches, one eighth in the hospital, and four in prison. Of how many men did his company consist?

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one half of them are in camp,
one third in the trenches, one eighth in the hospital, and four in prison. Of how many men did his company consist?
:
Let x = no. in the co
:
x = x + x + x + 4
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Multiply equation by 24, get rid of the denominator, results:
24x = 12x + 8x + 3x + 24(4)
:
24x = 23x + 96
:
24x - 23x = 96
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x = 96 men in the co
;
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YOu can check the solution in the original equation
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