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How many candies were in the bag before the first day if a group of friends eat candies over five days as follows: On the first day, they eat 12 \frac{1}{2} of the candies, on the second day 23 \frac{2}{3} of the remaining, on the third day 34 \frac{3}{4} of the remaining, on the fourth day 45 \frac{4}{5} of the remaining, and on the fifth day 56 \frac{5}{6} of the remaining, leaving 1 candy?
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How many candies were in the bag before the first day if a group of friends eat candies over five days as follows: On the first day, they eat (1)/(2) of the candies, on the second day (2)/(3) of the remaining, on the third day (3)/(4) of the remaining, on the fourth day (4)/(5) of the remaining, and on the fifth day (5)/(6) of the remaining, leaving 1 candy?
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How many candies were in the bag before the first day if a group of friends eat candies over five days as follows: On the first day, they eat \( \frac{1}{2} \) of the candies, on the second day \( \frac{2}{3} \) of the remaining, on the third day \( \frac{3}{4} \) of the remaining, on the fourth day \( \frac{4}{5} \) of the remaining, and on the fifth day \( \frac{5}{6} \) of the remaining, leaving 1 candy?

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