document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=55240>Question 55240</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Four men were shipwrecked on an island. The first day they gathered a pile of coconuts and then went to sleep. During the night one of the men woke up and ate 1/3 of the coconuts. A second man woke up and ate 1/3 of the remaining cocnuts. A third man did the same. When the fourth man woke up he ate 1/4 of the remaining cocnuts. Then there were 6 coconuts left. How many coconuts did the men gather? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #37513 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><B>Paul(988)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Paul><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=37513\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F3%29%281%2F3%29=1%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F3%29%281%2F3%29=1%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "36x-12x-4(2x)-4x=6(108)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12x=108<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=54<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, there were 54 coconuts<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Paul. </SPAN>\n" );
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