A basket of oranges is emptied by one person taking half of them and one more, a second person taking half of the remainder and one more, and a third person taking half of the remainder and six more. How many did the basket contain at first ? 17. Elementary Algebra - Page 178by Henry Sinclair Hall, Samuel Ratcliffe Knight - 1895 - 478 pagesFull view - About this book
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| University of Sydney - 1900 - 646 pages
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