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There are five thieves, each loot a bakery one after the
other such that the first one takes 1/2 of the total no.
of the breads plus 1/2 of a bread. Similarly 2nd, 3rd,4th
and 5th also did the same. After the fifth one no. of
breads remained are 3. Initially how many breads were there?
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  Re: There are five thieves, each loot a bakery one after the other such that the first one takes 1/2 of the total no. of the breads plus 1/2 of a bread. Similarly 2nd, 3rd,4th and 5th also did the same. After the fifth one no. of breads remained are 3. Initially how many breads were there?
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# 1
31
 
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  Re: There are five thieves, each loot a bakery one after the other such that the first one takes 1/2 of the total no. of the breads plus 1/2 of a bread. Similarly 2nd, 3rd,4th and 5th also did the same. After the fifth one no. of breads remained are 3. Initially how many breads were there?
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# 2
96
 
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Brinda
 
 
 
  Re: There are five thieves, each loot a bakery one after the other such that the first one takes 1/2 of the total no. of the breads plus 1/2 of a bread. Similarly 2nd, 3rd,4th and 5th also did the same. After the fifth one no. of breads remained are 3. Initially how many breads were there?
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# 3
127
 
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Gaurav Sharma
 
  Re: There are five thieves, each loot a bakery one after the other such that the first one takes 1/2 of the total no. of the breads plus 1/2 of a bread. Similarly 2nd, 3rd,4th and 5th also did the same. After the fifth one no. of breads remained are 3. Initially how many breads were there?
Answer
# 4
when the fifth one take half of the total no of breads and 
1/2 of a bread, it cant be the remeining no of bread is 3
 
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J
 
  Re: There are five thieves, each loot a bakery one after the other such that the first one takes 1/2 of the total no. of the breads plus 1/2 of a bread. Similarly 2nd, 3rd,4th and 5th also did the same. After the fifth one no. of breads remained are 3. Initially how many breads were there?
Answer
# 5
Let x ne the total no. of bread

1st thief loots : x/2+1/2 = (x+1)/2
2nd thief loots : 1/2((x+1)/2) = (x+3)/4
3rd thief loots : 1/2((x+3)/4) = (x+7)/8
4th thief loots : 1/2((x+7)/8) = (x+15)/16
5th thief loots : 1/2((x+15)/16) = (x+31)/32

now the no. of bread left is (x+31)/32
since (x+31)/32 = 3
therefore x = 65.
 
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Risha Ramanathan
 
  Re: There are five thieves, each loot a bakery one after the other such that the first one takes 1/2 of the total no. of the breads plus 1/2 of a bread. Similarly 2nd, 3rd,4th and 5th also did the same. After the fifth one no. of breads remained are 3. Initially how many breads were there?
Answer
# 6
127 is the correct answer.
When the last thief comes the number of bread will be 7.
Later on going upwards it takes the formula 
2x+1 ie 2*7+1 =15 no will be there when Fourth thief comes 
and so on. 
for third  thief  2*15+1  ie 31 bread will be there
for second thief  2*31+1  ie 63 bread will be there
for first  thief  2*63+1  ie 127 bread will be there
 
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