Plums

In the bag was to total 136 plums. Igor took 3 plums and Mary took 4/7 from the rest. How many plums remained in the bag?

Correct answer:

x =  57

Step-by-step explanation:

$x=136-3-4\mathrm{/}7\cdot (136-3)=57$

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