A certain number of bullets were shared by 3 people equally.Each of them fired 4 bullets and the sum of the remaining bullets was equal to the initial share each had got.what was the initial number of bullets?

(a)20
(b)18
(c)16
(d)14

• If each had x bullets and total bullets were 3x.
  12 bullets were fired.
  hence 3x-12 = x
  2x=12
  x=6
  
  Initially total number of bullets =3x =18... option b
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(17) No(2)
• trial and error method
  answer b
  6-4,6-4,6-4
  2,2,2
  sum=6(intial share of each one)
  total 3 people share =18
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(7)
• 4(x/3-4)=x/3
  
  x=18
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(2)
• X-4+X-4+X-4=X;
  2X=12;
  X=6;
  so the initial number of bullets is 18
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• ans is b 18
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)