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Can you find out how many apples did he have in the beginning?

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Adam gave half of the apples he had plus one more to Eve. He gave half of the remaining ones plus one more to Diana. Now, Adam was left with just one apple.

Can you find out how many apples did he have in the beginning?

posted Jun 17, 2014 by Riteshwar

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10 apples

10/2= 5 +1=6
adam gave 6 apples to eve.
he had 4 apples.
4/2=2+1=3
he gave 3 apples to diana.
now he had only one

answer Aug 6, 2014 by Abiramikumarasamy
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He had 10 apples in begining
answer Jun 17, 2014 by Rohith Tp
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10.
first he have 10 apples\
he gave half of 10 and 1 means 6 to Eve.
from remaining 4 half of 4 and 1 means 3 gave to Diana.

he has one left with him.

answer Nov 13, 2014 by Satish Kumar Vadlavalli



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