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In the famous Drumpf Tower of Milan, there are three watchmen meant to protect the precious fruits in the campus. However, one day a thief got in without being noticed and stole some precious mangoes. On the way out however, he was confronted by the three watchmen, the first two of whom asked him to part with 1/3rd of the fruits and one more. The last asked him to part with 1/5th of the mangoes and 4 more. As a result he had no mangoes left. What was the number of mangoes he had stolen?

 Jul 3, 2020
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                                                   Mangos  

                                                 Remaining

 

Original mangos stolen:                   15  

 

1st guard takes (15/3)+1                    9  

 

2nd guard takes (9/3)+1                     5  

 

3rd guard takes  (1/5)+4                     0  

 

Start with the zero and work backwards. 

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 Jul 4, 2020

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