Answer:
2744
Step-by-step explanation:
Let Al had x pennies initially.
Al agreed to give 3/7 of his pennies to Bev if she would give 3/7 of what she got from Al to Carl and if Carl in turn would give 3/7 of what he got from Bev to Dani.
So, as per the given condition,
The number of Pennies received by Ben from Al [tex]= \frac{3}{7} x[/tex]
The number of Pennies received by Carl from Bev
[tex]=\frac{3}{7} \times \frac{3}{7} x=\frac{9}{49}x[/tex]
The number of Pennies received by Dani from Carl
[tex]= \frac{3}{7}\times \frac{9}{49}x=\frac{27}{343} x[/tex]
Now, as Dani received 216 Pennies, so
[tex]\frac{27}{343} x =216[/tex]
[tex]\Rightarrow \frac{216\times 343}{27}=2744.[/tex]
Hence, initially, Al had 2744 Pennies.
