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16.10.2020 • 
Mathematics

A story about the distribution of a treasure tells that a colonel and three soldiers identified as A, B and C found a chest with more than 230 gold bars and less than 250. He decided that the next day he would distribute them among the soldiers to reward their Courage, however, soldier A came forward and counted the bars, took a third part and got rid of one that was left over so that the distribution was equal. Shortly after, soldier B did the same counted, took a third part and was undone of one that was left over, then soldier C counted the bars, he took a third and got rid of one that was left over. The next morning the colonel prepared to distribute the treasure, he thought it was all the gold, so he divided it into three equal parts and as there was one left, he decided to keep it How many bars did each soldier receive?

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