A man entered an apple orchard through 7 gates. After picking some apples, he left. Upon leaving, he was required to give 1/2 of his apples plus an apple to the guard at the first gate. When he got to the second gate he was required to give half of his remaining apples plus an apple to that guard. This continued for each of the remaining 5 gates. When he finally got out of the last gate he had only one apple for himself. How many apples did he pick?
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11.5 APPLES
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