document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1033588>Question 1033588</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Olive sell apples, 1st buyer sold half of his apples + half an apple. 2nd he sold half of what was left + half an apple, 3rd he sold half of what he had left + half an apple. If every buyer receive whole apples & Oliver had no apple left,, how many apple did he start out with? 8 , 5, 1, 10 or 7?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #650464 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><B>jorel555(1290)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jorel555><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=650464\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We know it can't be 8 or 10, because after dividing that in half, all we have left is whole apples. It's not 1, because that's too few apples.  If we have 7 apples to start, we first sell 3-1/2, plus 1/2, making 4 whole apples sold.  We now have 3 apples left. Selling 3/2 apples, plus another 1/2 apple equals 3-2, or 1 apple left.  We now sell half of what we have left, which is 1/2 an apple, plus another 1/2 apple,leaving us with no apples at all, and all whole apples accounted for!!!!!!!! </SPAN>\n" );
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