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 bullets remaining is equal to the bullets each had after division. Find the original number divided

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By jyoti, 2 years ago

Let total number of bullets be 3x. So each friend got x bullets. Toital bullets fired by 3 friends = 4 X3 = 12
So 3x -12 = x
2x = 12
x=6
So total no of bullets = 18.

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