[Rhodes22-list] not much chatter new subject "apples"

[Paul Grandholm]

Todd,

     382.

Paul
>
>Not much chatter today so I will ask a riddle...if it's ok.
>
>
>     A boy went into an orchard to steal some apples.  On the way out he
> passed seven guards which stopped and questioned him.  Each time he was
> stopped by one of the seven guards,  he had to bribe the guard with half of
> the remaining apples plus one.  If after stopping for the seven guards, he
> left the orchard with only one apple,  how many did he start with?
>
>
>Todd
>
>PS  There is a solution. some may get it right off...it took me about 10
> minutes to figure it out.
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Paul Grandholm
C&H Technology
GrandPower Components Div.
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