Question

Moogli enters Louis's den to steal a bunch of bananas for himself and his friends. But there are three monkeys that guard the den at different checkpoints. Corrupt as they are, each accepts a bribe from Moogli. At each checkpoint, Moogli gives them half the bananas he has and then adds 2 more on top of the pile. By the end of this ordeal, the last monkey guard gets one banana. How many bananas did Moogli have to begin with?
I will give you 100 ps if correct

Answer 1

Answer:

1 is the answer

Answer 2

Answer:

Mowgli had 20 bananas to begin with

Step-by-step explanation:

There were three monkeys to bribe

1st monkey he gave half of 20 that's 10 and 2 so total 12

remaining 8 bananas

2nd monkey he gave half of 8 that's 4 and plus 2 so total 6 banana

remaining 2 bananas

3rd monkey he gave half of two and only one was left so 3rd monkey got only one

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