Question 1097162
Four boys shared some bananas. 
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Suppose the shared N bananas
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The first received 1/3 of the bananas, 
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So what remained was 2/3N
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the second received 3/8 of the remainder, 
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So what remained was 5/8 of 2/3N
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third received 1/5 of the remainder. 
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So what remained was 4/5 of 5/8 of 2/3N
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If the fourth received the remaining 26 bananas.
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So 4/5 of 5/8 of 2/3N = 26

{{{(4/5)(5/8)(2/3)N}}}{{{""=""}}}{{{26}}}

Solve for N.

Edwin</pre>