document.write( "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.\r
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