An takes one third of the apples and returns $15$. Binh takes one third of the remainder and returns $10$. Their net amounts kept are equal. Chau then takes one third of the remainder and returns $x$ to keep the same amount. Find $x$.
Starting with seven entries $1 , \ldots , 7$, each move decreases one entry by $1$ and increases another by $5$. The final entries are $2012 , \ldots , 2017 , x$. Which listed $x$ is possible?
A worker paints four walls and the ceiling of a room in $20$ hours. Doubling its length and width while keeping height unchanged requires $50$ hours at the same rate. How long does the original ceiling take?
$A , B , C , D$ have $76$ candies. Simultaneously they retain $1 , 2 , 3 , 4$ respectively, and share the rest equally among the other three. Final amounts are equal. Find $A$’s initial amount.
An, Binh, Chau run $200 m$ at constant speeds, An finishing first. After $25$ seconds their combined distance is $500 m$. When An finishes, the others’ remaining distances sum $40 m$. Find An’s time.