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a man is walking down a road with a basket of egg as he is walking he meet someone who buys one half of his eggs plus one half of an egg he walks a little further and meet another person who buys one half of his egg plus one half of an egg after proceeding further he meets another person who buy one half of his eggs plus one half an egg at this point he has sold all of his eggs and he never broke an egg how many eggs did the man have to start with​

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7 eggs. The first person bought one half of his eggs plus one half an egg (3 1/2 + 1/2 = 4 eggs) This left him 3 eggs. The second person bought one-half of his eggs plus one half an egg, (1 1/2 + 1/2 = 2 eggs) leaving the man 1 egg. The last person bought one-half of his eggs plus one-half an egg, (1/2 + 1/2 = 1 eggs) Leaving no eggs.

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