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How many guests Enigma

What we know: A cook wanted to find out how many guests she cooked for. An official told her tha for every dish of rice, there were 2 people. And every three people had a dish of broth. There was 1 dish of meat for every four people. There were 65 dishes in all. The cook then figured out how many guests there were.

Enigma: How many guests did the cook cook for?


Solution: 60 guests
(65 X 12)/3=60
OR
x/2 + x/3 + x/4 = 65(60/2 + 60/3 + 60/4 ={30 + 20 + 15})


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