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Modern Algebra Problems:
Safe Sex.
Two young lovers accidentally dropped a package full of condoms. One third of the condoms stayed in the package, one-fourth got caught in the bed sheets, one -sixth spilled to the floor, and one-eighth rolled out of the door; She caught one-ninth of them, and he put on the one remaining. How many condoms were in the package, and how many went where?
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Two young lovers accidentally dropped a package full of condoms. One third of the condoms stayed in the package, one-fourth got caught in the bed sheets, one -sixth spilled to the floor, and one-eighth rolled out of the door; She caught one-ninth of them, and he put on the one remaining. How many condoms were in the package, and how many went where?
let there be x initially
One third of the condoms stayed in the package, x/3.... 24
one-fourth got caught in the bed sheets, x/4....... 18
one -sixth spilled to the floor, x/6........ 12
and one-eighth rolled out of the door; x/8........ 9
She caught one-ninth of them, x/9........... 8
+1 used 1
Take the LCM of the denominator and add
72 condoms
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