Question 282360
Let x=original amount of apples.
after 1st man eats 2/3 remain
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after 2nd man eats 2/3 * 1/3 = 2/9 x eaten
x - (1/3)x - (2/9)x
=x-(3/9)x-(2/9)x
=x-(5/9)x= (4/9)x remains
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after the 3rd man eats 4/9 * 1/3 = (4/27)x eaten
x-(5/9)x-(4/27)x
x-(15/27)x-(4/27)x=8
x-(19/27)x=8
(8/27)x=8
x=27 apples in the bag originally
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Ed