A thief steals half the total no of loaves of bread plus 1/2 loaf from a bakery. A second thief steals half the reaming no of loaves plus 1/2 loaf and so on. After the 5th thief has stolen there are no more loaves left in the bakery. What was the total no of loaves did the bakery have at the beginning.


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