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The Case of the Missing MangosSubmitted by Tina from Baltimore, 12/8/2000. Original answer and this article by Allen Stenger.A king was hungry one night and went downstairs to get some food ... He saw mangos in a dish and took 1/6 of them ... Then his wife went downstairs and got 1/5 of the remaining mangos ... Then his son came down and took 1/4 of the remaining mangos ... Then his oldest son went down and took 1/3 of the remaining mangos ... Last his youngest son came down and took 1/2 of the mangos left ... There are 3 mangos left ... How many mangos were in the dish at the beginning? Hint 1Work backward from the number of mangos left at the end. Need another hint? Click here. Click here for the complete solution. |
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