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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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