4 thieves rob a bakery of the breadone after the other.each
thief takes half of what is present ,& half a bread...if
at the end 3 bread remains,what is the no of bread that
was present initially?
Answer Posted / ramki
4ht person (3 + 1/2) * 2 = 7
3rd 7 + 1/2) * 2 = 15
ans 2nd = 31
when 1st person took - 63
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