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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Three friends divided some bullets equally. After all of them shot 4 bullets the total number of b..

Answer / kiran

let total bullet be X
BULLET AFTER DIVISION=X/3
AFTER 4 SHOT LEFT WITH EACH ONE=X/3-4
TOTAL BULLET LEFT=3*(X/3-4)
SO 3*(X/3-4)=X
X=18

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Three friends divided some bullets equally. After all of them shot 4 bullets the total number of b..

Answer / rohit

18

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Three friends divided some bullets equally. After all of them shot 4 bullets the total number of b..

Answer / amee

the only choice divisible by 3 is 18 so 18

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Three friends divided some bullets equally. After all of them shot 4 bullets the total number of b..

Answer / krishnaveni

let bullets total =x
each share=x/3
x-4=x/3
x-x/3=4
3x-x=12
x=6
total no=6

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Three friends divided some bullets equally. After all of them shot 4 bullets the total number of b..

Answer / munna

given all of them shot four bullets not four bullets each.
so
if x is the total number of bullets
x - 4 = x/3.
therefore x = 6.

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Three friends divided some bullets equally. After all of them shot 4 bullets the total number of b..

Answer / yogesh hooda

6 thi>>>>...

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