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 / richard
the last thief found "X" breads
remains: X/2 - 1/2 = 3
=> X = (3 + 1/2)*2 = 7
...
=> the correct answer = 63
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