Five kids were sharing out a box of candies. Amar took one-third, Babu took one-quarter,Chetan took one-fifth, and Dinakar took one-sixth. That left six candies as Shiva's share. Howmany candies were altogether? Select:
A) 100
B) 120
C) 140
D) 160
E) 180
let the total no of candies in a box= x   then aman took=x/3   babu took=x/4 and chetan took = x/5 and the remaining should be shiva's share   then   x-(x/3+x/4+x/5+x/6) =6 i.e 3x/60=6   therefore x=120   ANSWER:120
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Five kids were sharing out a box of candies. Amar took one-third, Babu took one-quarter,Chetan took one-fifth, and Dinakar took one-sixth. That left six candies as Shiva's share. Howmany candies were altogether?