a string of pearls such that 1/3 is lost and of that 1/4th is missing, remaining is 20 then actual number of pearls?

• let the no of pearls be=x
  then 1/3 get lost so remaining =x-x/3=(2x/3)
  and from that 1/4 is missing so=(2x/3)-(2x/12)=x/2
  and remaining is equal to 20
  so x/2=20
  x=40 i think so....
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(65) No(15)
• 48 is the actual number of pearls.
  
  Let total Number of Pearls = x
  
  Number of pearls lost = x/3
  Number of pearls missing = x/4
  
  Remaining Pearls = 20
  
  ==> x = x/3 + x/4 + 20
  ==> x = (4x+3x)/12 + 20
  ==> x = (7x + 240) / 12
  ==> 12x = 7x + 240
  ==> 5x = 240
  ==> x = 240/5
  ==> x = 48..
  
  Missing Pearls = x/3 = 48/3 = 16 pearls
  Lost pearls = x/4 = 48/4 = 12 pearls
  Remaining = 20
  So, total = 16+12+20 = 48pearls.
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(49) No(29)
• let no.of pears be X;
  1/3 is lost, i.e 1/3of X
  Remaining= X-(1/3)x
  = (2/3)x
  
  Now missing = 1/4th of (2/3)x; i.e 1/4 *(2/3)x = (2/12)x =(1/6)x
  Final remaining pears = (2/3)x- (1/6)x = (3/6)x = (1/2)x
  
  given remaining pears is 20;
  there4 , (1/2)x=20
  => x = 20*2
  => x=40. ans
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(11) No(1)
• 1/3 x + 1/4 x= 7/12 x
  (1 - 7/12) x =20
  => 5/12 x = 20 => x =48
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(11)
• Answer will be 40
  
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(2)
• x-(x/3+x/4)=20
  5x/12=20
  x=48
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(6)
• lets in beginning der is 100% pearl
  den 1/3 of dem lost=33%
  100-33=66% approx
  den 25% of 66=16
  66-16=50
  this 50%=20 pearl
  so 100%=40 pearl
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(1)
• 2*x/3 *3/4=20
  => x/2=20
  =>x=40
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(1)
• X/3+x/4+20=x
  on solving we get=48
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(8)
• let actual no of pearls=x
  now from question
  (x-x*(1/3))*1/4=20
  x*2/3*(1/4)=20
  x*1/6=20
  x=120
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(3)
• 1/3 x + 1/4 x= 7/12 x
  (1 - 7/12) x =20
  => 5/12 x = 20
  Final ANS --->48
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(5)
• ans is 48
  now to prove that
  1/3 of 48+1/4 of 48+20=48
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)