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Sam has a bag full of marbles.
He takes out half of the marbles present in the bag and puts back one marble into the bag. He repeats this process four times. In the end only three marbles are left in the bag.
How many marbles were there in the bag original
He takes out half of the marbles present in the bag and puts back one marble into the bag. He repeats this process four times. In the end only three marbles are left in the bag.
How many marbles were there in the bag original
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Answered by
Reiny
start with x marbles
step 1: marbles in bag = x/2 + 1
step 2: marbles in bag = (1/2)(x/2) + 1) + 1
= x/4 + 3/2
step 3: marbles in bag = (1/2)(x/4+3/2) + 1
= x/8 + 3/4 + 1 = x/8 + 7/4
step 4: marbles in bag = (1/2)(x/8 + 7/4) + 1
= x/16 + 7/8 + 1
= x/16 + 15/8
x/16 + 15/8 = 3
multiply by 16
x + 30 = 48
x =18
step 1: marbles in bag = x/2 + 1
step 2: marbles in bag = (1/2)(x/2) + 1) + 1
= x/4 + 3/2
step 3: marbles in bag = (1/2)(x/4+3/2) + 1
= x/8 + 3/4 + 1 = x/8 + 7/4
step 4: marbles in bag = (1/2)(x/8 + 7/4) + 1
= x/16 + 7/8 + 1
= x/16 + 15/8
x/16 + 15/8 = 3
multiply by 16
x + 30 = 48
x =18
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