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    Mar 8, 2013, 01:34 PM
    Tribes harvest--math word problem
    The tribe has grown a wonderful harvest of crops. The chief is very smart and has allocated all the crops to three families with different sizes. To each family, he gives 10 tons more than half of remains after he has given to the previous family. How many tons of crop did the chief start with?
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    Mar 25, 2013, 09:53 AM
    30and a half or 40 tons I think lol :)

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