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How many guests did the cook cook for?

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A cook wanted to find out how many guests she cooked for. An official told her that for every dish of rice, there were 2 people. And every three people had a dish of dal. There was 1 dish of meat for every four people. There were 65 dishes in all. The cook then figured out how many guests there were.

How many guests did the cook cook for?

posted Sep 15, 2014 by Rahul Vaidya

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