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A man returned from his greenhouse with a small basket of cherries.

To his first friend he gave half his cherries, plus half a pair of cherries, to his second he gave half of what he had left, plus a half a pair of cherries, and to the third he gave half of what he had left, plus half a pair of cherries.

This meant he had no cherries left. How many did he start with?

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