During an amorous struggle, the lady's pearls broke. Half of the pearls fell onto the floor; a fourth rolled under a chair; a sixth fell into her lap; and three pearls remained on the strand. How many were there originally on the strand?
+36916 p = origina amount
p - 1/2 p - 1/4 p - 1/6 p = 3
(12-6-3-2)/12 p = 3
1/12 p = 3
p = 36 pearls
