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1. Three boys agree to divide a bag of marbles in the following manner. The first boy takes one more than half the marbles. The second takes a third of the number remaining. The third boy finds that he is left with twice as many marbles as the second boy. The original number of marbles is-
- A. 38
- B. 38
- C. 38
- D. 38
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
total number is 32,
1st boy will get 17(half +1= 16 + 1),2nd boy 5 (rest is 15 he will get 1/3)3rd boy 10 (twice of 2nd boy's 5).
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