Rick emptied a box of matches on the table and divided them into three heaps. Morty asked Rick what's going on. Rick said, "We have here three uneven heaps of matches. The box contains 48 matches. Can you tell me how many matches are here in each heap?
Rick then added, "I'll give you only one clue - if I take off as many matches from the first heap as there are in the second and add them to the second, and then take as many from the second as there are in the third and add them to the third, and lastly if I take as many from the third as there are in the first and add them to the first - then the heaps will all have equal number of matches."
Morty stood there calmly and thought real hard and finally got the answer. Can you guess the answer?
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NetPoll | Rick emptied a box of matches on the table and divided them into three heaps. Morty asked Rick what's going on. Rick said, "We have here three uneven heaps of matches. The box contains 48 matches. Can you tell me how many matches are here in each heap?
Rick then added, "I'll give you only one clue - if I take off as many matches from the first heap as there are in the second and add them to the second, and then take as many from the second as there are in the third and add them to the third, and lastly if I take as many from the third as there are in the first and add them to the first - then the heaps will all have equal number of matches."
Morty stood there calmly and thought real hard and finally got the answer. Can you guess the answer? https://netpoll.in/UG8NARE5DW