A pirate crew at the end of the day split the booty. The first pirate got 100 gold pieces, and 1/6 of the remaining booty. The second one got 200 gold pieces, and 1/6 of the remaining booty. The third one got 300 gold pieces, and 1/6 of the remaining booty. Ect. The last one only got, what if left from the booty.
At the end, every pirate had the same ammount of gold pieces (from the booty).
How many pirates were there, and how much was the booty.
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A pirate crew at the end of the day split the booty. The first pirate got 100 gold pieces, and 1/6 of the remaining booty. The second one got 200 gold pieces, and 1/6 of the remaining booty. The third one got 300 gold pieces, and 1/6 of the remaining booty. Ect. The last one only got, what if left from the booty.
At the end, every pirate had the same ammount of gold pieces (from the booty).
How many pirates were there, and how much was the booty.
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