Please.. try to solve this hard puzzle.?!


Question: Please!.!. try to solve this hard puzzle!.!?
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 to 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 get his share!. He found that he could make 3 equal piles, with one coconut left over; which he threw to the monkeys!. Thereupon, he had his own share and left the remainders in a single pile!.
Later that night, the second sailor awoke, and likewise, decided to get his share of coconuts!. He was also able to make 3 equal piles, with one left over, which he then threw to the monkeys!.
Somewhat later, the third sailor awoke and did the exact same thing with the remaining coconuts!. Again, there was one left over, which the sailor threw to the monkeys!.
In the morning, all 3 sailors noticed that the pile was smaller, each knew what happened, but none of them said anything!.Www@Enter-QA@Com


Answers:
79 coconuts in the original pile

First guy splits them into piles of 26 26 26 +1 for the monkey!.!. takes 26 and puts 52 back!.

Second guy splits the 52 into piles of 17 17 17 + 1 for the monkey!.!. takes 17 and puts 34 back!.

Last guy splits the 34 into piles of 11 11 11 + 1 for the monkey!.!. takes 11 and puts 22 back!.

They wake up, each gets 7 with 1 for the monkey again!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

this is actually a version i have not found on the internet!.!.!.it's a combination of 2 other versions!. here's the answer to those two!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

nvm its 79!. >_<

That was confusing!! Great riddle tho =)Www@Enter-QA@Com

hmm!.!.!.!. there are 22 right now, they gave the monkeys 1, (23) they threw another to monkeys (24) and that meant they each had eight!.!.!. There were 34 coconuts!Www@Enter-QA@Com

79 is correct!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

24Www@Enter-QA@Com

79!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

I can't solve it!.Www@Enter-QA@Com

79!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


i think!?!?!?Www@Enter-QA@Com

i think 25!?Www@Enter-QA@Com

There were 79 coconuts in the original pile!. The 1st man divided them into 3 piles of 26 each which equals 78 coconuts and threw the extra one to the monkeys!. He then took his 26 coconuts leaving a pile of 52 coconuts!. The 2nd person divided those 52 into 3 piles of 17 which equals 51 coconuts and threw the extra to the monkeys!. After taking out his 17 it left 34 coconuts!. The 3rd person didvide those 34 into 3 piles of 11 each equaling 33 and threw the extra one to the monkeys!. After taking his 11 it left 22 coconuts!. In the morning they didvided the remaining 22 coconuts into 3 piles of 7 with the remaining coconut going to the monkeysWww@Enter-QA@Com



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