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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Answer Posted / niraj
remaining bread= 3
5th thief loot 1/2totatl no of breads & 1/2 of bread
means breads were 3+3+1/2=6&1/2
similarly
4th thief loot 6.5+6.5+.5=13.5
3rd 13.5+13.5+.5=27.5
2nd 27.5+27.5+.5=55.5
so at the time of 1st thief
no. of breads were 55.5+55.5+.5= 111.5
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