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A man is walking down a road with a basket of eggs.
As he is walking he meets someone who buys one-half
of his eggs plus one-half of an egg. He walks a
little further and meets another person who buys
one-half of his eggs plus one-half of an egg. After
proceeding further he meets another person who buys
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?
As he is walking he meets someone who buys one-half
of his eggs plus one-half of an egg. He walks a
little further and meets another person who buys
one-half of his eggs plus one-half of an egg. After
proceeding further he meets another person who buys
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?