SOLUTION: Apples are collected in a basket for six people. One third, one fourth, one eighth, and one fifth of the apples are given to four people, respectively. The fifth person gets ten ap

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Question 468636: Apples are collected in a basket for six people. One third, one fourth, one eighth, and one fifth of the apples are given to four people, respectively. The fifth person gets ten apples and one apple remains for the six person. Find the original number of apples in the basket.
Answer by jorel1380(3719) About Me  (Show Source):
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n/3+n/4+n/8+n/5+10+1=n
40n/120+30n/120+15n/120+24n/120+11=n
40n+30n+15n+24n+1320=120n
1320=11n
n=120
There were originally 120 apples in the basket..