Oranges

Algebra Level 1

Three friends divided some oranges equally. After all of them ate 4 oranges the total number of oranges remaining is equal to the oranges each had after division. Find the original number of oranges.

18 27 21 33

Ossama Ismail by Ossama Ismail , 63, Egypt

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1 solution

Hello and peace be upon you,

Let x = total number of oranges, by those statements,

x / 3 = (x- 3 (4 ) )

x = 3 ( x - 12 )

solve , you will get the x = 18....

thanks....

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Solution is correct after division all got 6 oranges after eating 4 each remaining 2 with each o

Aruna Chauhan - 4 years, 5 months ago

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Equal to 6 total remaining

Aruna Chauhan - 4 years, 5 months ago

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