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Question 947872: Matt has an apple tree. Apple thieves steal that half of the apple on the tree on every night of the week (7 times). How many apples were qriginally on the tree, if there is only apple left on the tree after the thieve last raid? Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Matt has an apple tree. Apple thieves steal that half of the apples on the tree on every night of the week (7 times). How many apples were originally on the tree, if there is only one apple left on the tree after the thieve last raid?
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Let a = original number of apples on the the tree
a*.5^7 = 1
a * .0078125 = 1
a =
a = 128 apples
