A man ate 100 bananas in five days, each day eating 6 more than the previous day. How many bananas did he eat on the first day?

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1. 8

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2. 10

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3. x + x+6 + x+12 + x+18 + x+24 = 100
   5x + 60 = 100
   5x = 40
   x = 40/5
   x = 8

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4. 8

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5. X+(x+6)+(x+12)+(x+18)+(x+24)=100
   5x=40
   X=8

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6. Let the person ate x banana on first day, so below is the equation for five days
   X+x+6+x+12+x+18+x+24=100
   So, he ate 8 banana first day

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