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Mrs. Peabody the farmer's wife takes a basket of eggs to the farmers market. Mrs. Black buys half the eggs plus half an egg. Mr. Smith buys half the remaining eggs plus half an egg. Then Mrs. Lee buys half the remaining eggs plus half an egg. Mr. Jackson does the same and then so does Mrs. Fishface. There is now one egg left and none of the eggs were broken and halved. How many were there to begin with?
Mrs. Peabody the farmer's wife takes a basket of eggs to the farmers market. Mrs. Black buys half the eggs plus half an egg. Mr. Smith buys half the remaining eggs plus half an egg. Then Mrs. Lee buys half the remaining eggs plus half an egg. Mr. Jackson does the same and then so does Mrs. Fishface. There is now one egg left and none of the eggs were broken and halved. How many were there to begin with?