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6. The Indian astronomer and mathematician Mahavira, who lived in the ninth century, posed this puzzle: A band of 23 weary travelers entered a lush forest where they found 63 piles each containing the same number of plantains and a remaining pile containing seven plantains. They divided the plantains equally. How many plantains were in each of the 63 piles? Solve this puzzle

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          6. The Indian astronomer and mathematician Mahavira, who lived in the ninth century, posed
this puzzle: A band of 23 weary travelers entered a lush forest where they found 63 piles each
containing the same number of plantains and a remaining pile containing seven plantains.
They divided the plantains equally. How many plantains were in each of the 63 piles? Solve
this puzzle

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Elementary and Intermediate Algebra

Alan S. Tussy, R. David Gustafson 5th Edition

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6. The Indian astronomer and mathematician Mahavira, who lived in the ninth century, posed this puzzle: A band of 23 weary travelers entered a lush forest where they found 63 piles each containing the same number of plantains and a remaining pile containing seven plantains. They divided the plantains equally. How many plantains were in each of the 63 piles? Solve this puzzle