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Logic Puzzle #57

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Puzzle #57
A poor man wanted to smoke cigarettes, but did not have enough money to buy them. He found that if he collected cigarette butts, he could make a cigarette from every 5 butts found. He found 25 butts, so how many cigarettes could he smoke?
Reveal Answer
6. The man made 5 cigarettes from the 25 butts, smoked them, and then made an additional cigarette from the 5 butts that were left from the 5 that he made.

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