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37 coconuts in each bag there are 37 bags there are 37 checkposts pay 1 coconut from each bag for each checkpost how much remain last(Example: At 1st checkpost he pays 37 coconuts, 1 coconut from each bag. Later he adjusts 36 coconuts in to the remaining 36 bags. For the 2nd checkpost he has 36 bags of coconuts each bag contains 37 coconuts.) |
Answer» The number of COCONUT that remains is 666Step-by-step explanation: From question, there are 37 coconuts are in 1 BAG and there are 37 bags. Total number of coconuts = 37 × 37 = 1369 From question, the person has to pay one coconut for each bag. At 1st check post, the person LOSSES one bag. At 2nd check post, the person losses only 36 coconut and the one coconut left in 36th bag is shifted to 35th bag. At 3rd check post, the person losses only 35 coconut and the three coconuts left in 35th bag is shifted to 34th bag. Likewise, the number of coconut increases. At last, Number of coconut = (0 + 1 + 2 + 3 + ..... + 36) = 666 |
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