Victims of a shipwreck were lost at sea. Due to strong waves they were all soon separated. Search parties quickly went out to find them. On the first day 1/6 of the survivors were found. The next day 1/5 of those still lost were found. On the third day 1/4 of those still lost were found. On the fourth day 1/3 of those still lost were found. 1/2 of those still lost were found on the fifth day, and on the sixth and last day the remaining 3 boatmen were found. How many people were originally lost at sea?
2007-09-15
21:40:01
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