Apple table sharing

There were apples on the table. Aleš took a quarter of apples, Bara a third of what remained. Cyril took half of the rest. Emil took the other four apples. How many apples were on the table in total?

Final Answer:

n =  16

Step-by-step explanation:

4n+(nn/4)/3+(nn/4(nn/4)/3)/2+4=n  n/4+(nn/4)/3+(nn/4(nn/4)/3)/2+4=n  3n=48  n=348=16  n=16   Verifying Solution:  A=n/4=16/4=4 B=(nA)/3=(164)/3=4 C=(nAB)/2=(1644)/2=4 E=nABC=16444=4



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