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A greengrocer was selling apple at a penny each, chickoos at 2 for a penny and peanuts at 3
for a penny. A father spent 7p and got the same amount of each type of fruit for each of his three
children. What did each child get?

Asked In TCS ranjan kumar (9 years ago)

Solved karthikeyank Read Solution (11)

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karthikeyank  (9 years ago)

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A father spent 7p
Each child gets 1 apple=Father spent 3p on 3 apples.
Remaining 4p.
Suppose each child gets 2 chickoos=Father spent 3p on 6 chickoos
Remaining 1p
Now if each child gets 1 peanut=Father spent 1p on 3 peanuts

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sharan kumar   (9 years ago)

1 Apple =----> 1 penny
2 chickoos --> 1 penny==> 1 chickoo = 0.5 penny
3 peanuts ---> 1 penny==? 1 peanut = 0.33 penny
Father spent 7 penny, it means he spent 2.33 penny on his each child
By observation of the cost of the fruits, we can conclude as
(father shares 1 apple+ 2 chickoos + 3 peanuts for each child)

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ranjan kumar  (9 years ago)

solved it on my own 1apple 2chikoos 1peanut..

simply its sum into 3 will give 7..i.e (1/1 + 2/2 +1/3)* 3(as each one is getting the same) that will give 7 which is the money that the father had

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sunil kumar  (9 years ago)

1 penny peanuts
3 penny chikoos
3 penny for apples

Each child got

1 apple 1 peanut 2 chikoos

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anushka  (9 years ago)

3 apples for 3 penny
6 chickoos for 3 penny
3 peanuts for 1 penny
so each child can have 1 apple,2 chickoos,1 peanut

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CHAGALAKONDU VENKATA GURUNATH  (9 years ago)

1 apple, 1 chickoo, 2 peanuts to each child.

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riddhima  (9 years ago)

sp of 1 apple=rs.1
sp of 2 chikoos=rs.1 sp of 1 chikoo=1/2
sp of 3 peanuts=rs.1 sp of 1 peanut= 1/3
1+1/2+1/3=11/6

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Pranoy Bej  (9 years ago)

Solution ==>
1 apple + 2 chickoos + 1 peanut for every children.
now the cost of 3 apples =3*1 = 3penny
cost of 6 chickoos = 6/2 = 3penny
cost of 3 peanuts = 1 penny
total =7p

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abhijeet singh  (9 years ago)

each child got 1 apple , 2 chikoos, 1 peanut

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mantha siddartha  (9 years ago)

1 apple, 2 chickoos ,1 peanuts for each child
3 apples 3p
6 chickoos 3p
3 peanuts 3p
total 7p

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sujit kumar nath  (9 years ago)

Its 1 apples, 2 chickoos & 1 peanut.
Suppose initially for 1 penny he buys 3 peanuts and gibes 1 to each.(money left: 7-1=6)
next in order to distribute chickoos equally among 3, he needs atleast 6 chickoos, as each will get 2. (money left:6-3=3)
now with the leftover rs. 3, he will get an apple for each.

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