The tourist

The tourist walked a quarter of the way on the first day, a third of the rest on the second day, and 20 km on the last day. How many km did he walk in three days?

Correct result:

x =  40

Solution:


x/4+(x-x/4)/3+20=x

6x = 240

x = 40

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