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Two girls go to a shopping.In the first shop they spend half of what they had in their purse + 2 rupees.Next half of remaining + 5 rs.Next half Of whatremained.The remaining 5 rs spent on coffee.How much did they start with?

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1st shop -> x/2 +2
remaining= x/2 -2
2nd shop -> (x/2 -2)/2 +5
remaining=x/4 -6
3rd shop -> (x/4 -6)/2
remaining = (x/4 -6)/2
so
(x/4 -6)/2 = 5
x=64 ans.
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