Question

You want to pick some mangoes from a tree that is surrounded by seven walls with seven guards, one at each gated wall. to get to the tree you tell each guard that you will give him half of all the mangos you have but that guard must give you back one mango. the question is, what is the minimum number of mangos you must pick to satisfy these conditions and have at least one mango left when you exit the seventh gate?

Answer 1

2 mangoes. so that each guard takes the half
that is 1 mango and gives back that mango.

Answer 2

128 mangoes

• 7th guard takes half mangoes left=64
• 6th mangoes left=32
• 5th mangoes left=16
• 4th mangoes left=8
• 3rd mangoes left=4
• 2nd mangoes left=2
• 1st guard mangoes left =1 mango
• plz mark it as brainliest