An egg salesman was asked how many eggs he had sold that day.
He replied, "My first customer said, 'I'll buy half your eggs and half an egg more'. My second and third customers said the same thing.
When I had filled all three orders, I sold out of eggs without having to break a single egg the whole day."

How many eggs were sold in all?

the answer is 7.
the 1st person bought 1/2 the total which is 3.5 eggs and 1/2 an egg more which makes the total 4.
7 - 4 = 3 so now he has 3 eggs left.
the second person buys 1/2 the total remaining which is 1.5 eggs and 1/2 an egg more which makes their total 2.
3 - 2 = 1so now he has 1 egg left.
the last customer buys 1/2 the total remaining which is 1/2 an egg and 1/2 an egg more which equals 1.
1 - 1 = 0
so as you see he has no eggs left and never had to break egg one.

Posted by casper on 2003-11-13 04:14:17