Carl has 100 comic books. He wants to arrange the books in three piles so that the second pile has twice as many books as the first, and the third pile has twice as many books as the second. How many books will be in each stack? How many will be left over

Carl has 100 comic books. He wants to arrange the books in three piles so that the second pile has twice as many books as the first, and the third pile has twice as many books as the second. How many books will be in each stack? How many will be left over

College Algebra

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter9: Sequences, Probability And Counting Theory

Section9.5: Counting Principles

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