Al saves pennies. He agreed to give 3/5 of his pennies to Bev if she would give 3/5 of what she got from Al to Carl and if Carl in turn would give 3/5 of what he got from Bev to Dani. Bev, Carl, and Dani agreed and Dani received 297 pennies. How many pennies did Al have initially?

a = the pennies that Al had initially

Al gives (4/9)a pennies to Bev

Bev gives (4/9)(4/9)a to Carl

Carl gives (4/9)(4/9)(4/9)a to Dani

Dani received (4/9)(4/9)(4/9)a = 960 pennies

(4/9)(4/9)(4/9)a = 960

(64/729)a = 960

a = (960*729)/64

a = 10,935 pennies

Al had 10,935 pennies initially.

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Al saves pennies. He agreed to give 3/5 of his pennies to Bev if she would give 3/5 of what she got from Al to Carl and if Carl in turn would give 3/5 of what he got from Bev to Dani.​ Bev, Carl, and Dani agreed and Dani received 297 pennies. How many pennies did Al have​ initially?

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Al saves pennies. He agreed to give 3/5 of his pennies to Bev if she would give 3/5 of what she got from Al to Carl and if Carl in turn would give 3/5 of what he got from Bev to Dani. Bev, Carl, and Dani agreed and Dani received 297 pennies. How many pennies did Al have initially?