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dingiman | 09:41 Tue 11th Jul 2006 | Quizzes & Puzzles
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Three friends divided some bullets equally. After all of them shot 4 bullets the total number of bullets remaining is equal to the bullets each had after division. Find the original number divided.
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The answer is 18
Divide 18 by 3 = 6 each
Shoot 4 leaves 2 each
Total 6.
QED
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Starting with 3X bullets, each gets X and has (X - 4) left after the shooting. Solve 3(X-4) = X gives X = 6 and so we end up with 3X = 18 as Aquagility rightly says.

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