Three friends A, B and C decided to share a lot of apples. Each of them had half of the total plus half an apple in order. After each of them took their share twice, no apples were left.
1.How many apples were there?
2.How many apples did A get?
3.How many apples did B get?

• Whenever the rate of reduction is 'half of the total and half of it', the answer is always (2^n)-1, where 'n' is the number of times the process is repeated. Here, the process is repeated 6 times. So answer is (2^6)-1=63.
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(24) No(7)
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• 1. Total 63 apples were there.
  2. A got 36 ( 32+4) apples.
  3. B got 18 (16+2) apples.
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(8) No(32)
• @garima please explain the solution...
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• plz any one explain the ans.........
  
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• let n=(1/2*total)+1/2
  then n=(total+1)/2
  2^n=total+1
  total=2^n -1.
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• pls explain?????
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• how can three of them share exactly half of the total no. of apples ? ? plz someone explain !
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