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John gave half of the apples he had plus one more to Jacob. He gave half of the remaining ones plus one more to James. Now, John was left with just one apple.

Can you find out how many did he have in the beginning?




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PS: Brother is not the answer.

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There are nine letters in the below-given diagram. You have to form a nine-letter word using these letters.

Word from nine Letters

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What does Alexander the Great and Winnie the Pooh have in common?

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What number when divided in half becomes zero?

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Find the smallest sentence with all the English alphabet.

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A boy purchased a book from a bookkeeper and gave him $100.
The cost of the book is $50 but the bookkeeper has no change, so he gets the change from the next shop and returns the boy his $50.

After some time the next shopkeeper came with the $100 note and told the bookkeeper that the note was a fraud, so he took the money back.

How much loss did the bookkeeper face?

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