Question

A Pearl set broke, with an eighth of pearls
falling on floor, a fourth going under
a Chair , two fifth staying on Soffa and eighteen pearls
staying on strand - How
many pearls fall on floor
​

Answer 1

Answer:

let x be = total number of pearls.

so::

x/6 + x/5 + x/3 + x/10 + 6 = x (multiply this equ with 30. then we get::

5x + 6x + 10x + 3x + 180 = 30x

24x + 180 = 30x

6x = 180

x = 30

so the total pearls are 30.