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

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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) About Me  (Show Source):
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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

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Solve for N.

Edwin