Question

Mohan's mother baked seven pastries. He gave halfof what his mother made plus half a pastry to hisfriend Meenu. He then gave half of what was left plus half a pastry to anotherfriend Sachin. Then, he kept half of what was left plus half a pastry for himself.How many pastries did each person get?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

# pastries = 7

# given to meenu = (1/2 *7) + 1/2*1 = 4

# remaining now = 7-4 = 3

#given to Sachin = 1/2*3 + 1/2*1 = 2

#remaining = 3-2 = 1

#half of remaining he kept for himself = 1/2*1 +1/2*1 = 1