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3 guys walked out a restaurant and saw a bowl of M&Ms. Guy 'A' took a third and returned 4. Guy 'B' took a quarter of what's left and returned 3. Guy 'C' took half of the rest and returned 2.

How many M&Ms was in the bowl if 17 is left?

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Let A, B and C be the number of M&Ms taken by guys A, B and C ...

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