document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=332749>Question 332749</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> MAN JUMPS 3 FENCES TO AN APPLE TREE HE PICKS APPLES ON THE WAY BACK HE MUST GIVE EACH FARMER AT THE FENCE 1/2 OF WHAT HE HAS + 1/2 AN APPLE AFTER ALL 3 FENCES HE'S LEFT WITH ONE HOW MANY DID HE START WITH </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "After the last fence, he has 1 apple.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Before the fence he had x apples<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are told <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F2+-+1%2F2+=+1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F2+-+1%2F2+=+1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2F2+=+3%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2F2+=+3%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > so he hads 3 apples before the last fence.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now go back to fence 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F2+=+y%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F2+=+y%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y+=+7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y+=+7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > He had 7 apples before he hopped the second fence\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now all the way back to the fence closest to the tree<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15%2F2+=+z%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15%2F2+=+z%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=z+=+15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"z+=+15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "He started with 15 apples<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He had to give 8 apples to the first farmer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 apples to the second farmer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 apples to the last farmer<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and he ges one lousy apple for all his hard work and fence jumping<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I hope it was worth it.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How about THEM apples :) </SPAN>\n" );
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