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Quantitative Aptitude: Arithmetic and Word Problems
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A man ate 100 bananas in five days, each day eating 6 more than the previous day. How many bananas did he ate on the first day?
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8
💡 Explanation:
Let first day = x. Total = x + (x+6) + (x+12) + (x+18) + (x+24) = 5x + 60 = 100, so 5x = 40, x = 8. This is an arithmetic progression problem with common difference 6.