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?

Unfortunately, the first line of the problem says "how many he had sold that day"... indicating that he did sell them during the day.

The fact that you think this puzzle demands a different solution since it is here is directly wrong. The fact that this isn't in tricks explains that any doubtful trickery isn't included here.

Posted by Gamer on 2003-11-11 17:53:19