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Problem Solving (PS) | Re: A lumberjack cuts one-seventh of a log pile in the morning and one-six

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HKD1710 wrote:

A lumberjack cuts one-seventh of a log pile in the morning and one-sixth of the remaining logs that afternoon. If he still has 60 more logs to cut, how many logs were there originally?

A) 100

B) 95

C) 84

D) 80

E) 66

Source: 800Score

P.S. - Please do not post just the answers saying - "A" for me or "I'll go with Betc.

Let the total amount of logs be 42 Units (LCM of 6 & 7)

Cuttings in the morning is 1/7*42 = 6 ; So 36 Units left
Cuttings in the afternoon is 1/6*36 = 6
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