Three sailors were marooned on a deserted island that was also inhabited by a band of monkeys. The sailors worked all day to collect coconuts but were too tired that night to count them, They agreed to divide them equally the next morning. During the night, one sailor woke up and decided to take his share. He found that he could make three equal piles, with one coconut left over, which he threw to the monkeys. Thereupon, he put his own share in a pile down the beach, and left the remainder in a single pile near where they all slept. Later that night, the second sailor awoke and, likewise, decided to take his share of coconuts. He also was able to make three equal piles, with one coconut left over, which he threw to the monkeys. Somewhat later, the third sailor awoke and did exactly the same thing with the remaining coconuts. In the morning, all three sailors noticed that the pile was considerably smaller, but each thought that he knew why and said nothing. When they then divided what was left of the original pile of coconuts equally, each sailor received seven and one was left over, which they threw to the monkeys. How many coconuts were in the original pile

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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

x-the initial number of coconuts

x=3y+1

2y=3z+1

2z=3×7+1=>z=11=>y=17=>x=52

Answer 2

The number of coconuts in originally was 25.

What is division?

Division is breaking a number up into an equal number of parts.

Given that, there are three sailors and a band of monkeys on an island, and they are distributing the coconuts,

Let x be the number of coconuts to start with.  We are given that it is a whole number.

After Sailor 1 gives one to the monkey and takes a third. Then the number of coconuts remaining is (x-1) - (x-1) (1/3) = 2(x-1)/3.

Sailor 2 gives 1 coconut to the monkey, so there are 2(x-1)/3 - 1 = (2x-5)/3.  He takes a third and leaves [(2x-5)/3](2/3) = (4x-10)/9.

Sailor 3 gives 1 to the monkey, so now

(4x-10)/9 -1 = (4x-19)/9 are left.  

He takes a third, leaving behind [(4x-19)/9](2/3) = (8x-38)/27

This is the number of coconuts in the pile that the sailors found next morning.

Let (8x-38)/27 = y, say, which gives 8x = 27y + 38.

We are given that it is less than 10, and it is a whole number divisible by 3 (because each sailor took a third and nothing was left).

Therefore, possible values for this number are 0, 3, 6 and 9.  But we are also given that the initial pile had a whole number of coconuts.  Hence, the problem reduces to finding that y from  which 8x = 27y + 38, gives an x as a whole number.

You will see that the only y that gives x as a whole number is y = 6

Then 8x = 200, so x = 25

Hence, the number of coconuts were 25.

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