document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=884684>Question 884684</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A rich man called his seven sons. He had with him a number of pebbles, each pebble representing a gold bar. To his first son, he gave half of the pebbles that he initially had and one pebble more. To his second son, he gave half of the remaining pebbles and one pebble more. He did the same to each of his five other sons and then found out that he had one pebble left. How many pebbles were there initially?  </SPAN>\n" );
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