Scenario:
Dad bakes some cookies he eats ONE hot right out of the oven. David comes by and eats half a dozen of them. Kate feeling hungry comes and eat half of what david ate. Jim and Eileen walk through and each of them eat 1/3 of the remaining cookie. Hollie comes into the kitchen and eats 1/2 of the remaining cookie. Last of all mom eats one cookie. Dad comes back inside and exclaims you ate all but 1!. How many cookies did he start with?
Dad bakes some cookies he eats ONE hot right out of the oven. David comes by and eats half a dozen of them. Kate feeling hungry comes and eat half of what david ate. Jim and Eileen walk through and each of them eat 1/3 of the remaining cookie. Hollie comes into the kitchen and eats 1/2 of the remaining cookie. Last of all mom eats one cookie. Dad comes back inside and exclaims you ate all but 1!. How many cookies did he start with?