Riddle: How Many Cigarettes can the Beggar Make and Smoke

Solve this Riddle of a beggar who loves to smoke.


There was a beggar who loved to smoke cigarettes in an era where the entire cigarette was filled with tobacco.

But since he did not have money to buy cigarettes he used to pick up thrown away butts and make one for him.

This beggar can make one cigarette out of every 6 cigarette butts he finds.

After one whole day of searching and checking public ashtrays the beggar finds a total of 72 cigarette butts.

How many cigarettes can he make and smoke from the butts he found?

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