Question

**A lady came to the market to sell eggs. Her first customer bought 1 2 of all her eggs and 1 2 of an egg. Her second customer bought 1 2 of all the remaining eggs and 1 2 of an egg. Finally, a third customer bought 1 2 of all of her remaining eggs and 1 2 of an egg. At this point she had sold all of the eggs she had brought to the market so she went home. How many eggs did the lady have when she first came to the market?

Answer 1

7

Explanation:

Answer 2

She had 7 eggs when first went into the market

Explanation:

Three times multiply 1/2 and minus 1/2 until you get zero.

7 x 1/2 - 1/2 = 3

3 x 1/2 - 1/2 = 1

1 x 1/2 - 1/2 = 0