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Problem
On Halloween Casper ate 
of his candies and then gave 
candies to his brother. The next day he ate of his remaining candies and then gave 
candies to his sister. On the third day he ate his final 
candies. How many candies did Casper have at the beginning?
Solution
Let 
represent the amount of candies Casper had at the beginning.
See Also
| 2011 AMC 10B (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 5 |
Followed by Problem 7 | |
| 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 | ||
| All AMC 10 Problems and Solutions | ||
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