flyinvisible
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Mrs carlyle bought a bag of peanuts for her children,Philip, joy, brent, & preston took peanuts from the bag
Philip took 1/3 of the peanuts from the bag
Joy took 1/4 of the REMAINING peanuts from the bag
Brent took 1/2 of the REMAINING Peanuts from the bag
Preston took 10 peanuts
There were 71 remaining peanuts in the bag.
How many were there initially in the bag??
Please post an explanation.
Thanks
Philip took 1/3 of the peanuts from the bag
Joy took 1/4 of the REMAINING peanuts from the bag
Brent took 1/2 of the REMAINING Peanuts from the bag
Preston took 10 peanuts
There were 71 remaining peanuts in the bag.
How many were there initially in the bag??
Please post an explanation.
Thanks