One night, the King couldn't sleep, so he went down into the Royal Kitchen, where he found a bowl full of mangoes. Being hungry, he took 1/6 of the mangoes.
Later that same night, the queen was hungry and couldn't sleep. She, too, found the mangoes and took 1/5 of what the king had left.
Still later, the first prince awoke, went to the kitchen, and ate 1/4 of the remaining mangoes.
Even later, his brother, the second prince, ate 1/3 of what was left.
Finally, the third prince ate 1/2 of what was left, leaving only three mangoes for the servants.
How many mangoes were orginally in the bowl?
I've worked through this problem a few times and I'm not sure I have the right answer, I just want to compare mine with yours--please tell me how you came up with your answer. Thanks in advance :)
2006-08-22
07:07:39
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