Answer:
3 bars
Step-by-step explanation:
Total no. of gold bars = 24.
Fraction of bar captain allocated to himself = 1/3 of the bars
no. of bars he allocated to himself = 1/3 of 24 = 1/3 * 24 = 8
Fraction of bar captain allocated to his friend bill = 1/4 of the bars
no. of bars he allocated to his friend bill = 1/4 of 24 = 1/4 * 24 = 6
No . of bars captain allocated to rest of crew = 7
Total no of bars which are allocated altogether =
no. of bars he allocated to himself +no. of bars he allocated to his friend bill +No . of bars captain allocated to rest of crew
substituting the value of above summation variable as calculated above we have
Total no of bars which are allocated altogether = 8+6+7 = 21
No. of bars left = total no. of bars - Total no of bars which are allocated altogether = 24 - 21 = 3
Thus 3 gold bars are left.
