A man ate 100 grapes in 5 days Each day he ate 6 more grapes than those he ate on the earlier day Ho...........

Quantitative Aptitude ( CCS) Simplification

A man ate 100 grapes in 5 days. Each day, he ate 6 more grapes than those he ate on the earlier day. How many grapes did he eat on the first day?

Let number of grapes eaten on the first day be x
x + (x + 6) + (x + 12) + (x + 18) + (x + 24) = 100
⇒ 5x + 60 = 100
⇒ 5x = 100 – 60 = 40
⇒x=40/5=8

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