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document.write( "I will write a table showing each Jack's step separately.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    1)  Jack gives Kevin half his magnets.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2)  Jack gives Kevin 1 additional magnet.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    3)  Jack gives Bob half remaining magnets.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4)  Jack gives Bob 2 additional magnet.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5)  At the end Jack has 6 magnets left.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now move backward, from the end to the beginning.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the table, you conclude that immediately before step 4 Jack had 6+2 = 8 magnets.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, immediately before step 3) Jack had 8*2 = 16 magnets.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, immediately before step 2) Jack had 16+1 = 17 magnets.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, before step 1) Jack had 2*17 = 34 magnets.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Thus the problem is just solved, and the answer is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    |    At first, Jack had 34 magnets.  |\r\n" );
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