4. Beverly sells mangoes. She sold half her mangoes plus half a mango last Monday. Then she sold half her remaining mangoes plus a mango last Tuesday. Again she sold half of her remaining mangoes plus half a mango on Wednesday. She then sold the remaining mangoes on Thursday. How many mangoes did Beverly have at the beginning?
4. Beverly sells mangoes. She sold half her mangoes plus half a mango last Monday. Then she sold half her remaining mangoes plus a mango last Tuesday. Again she sold half of her remaining mangoes plus half a mango on Wednesday. She then sold the remaining mangoes on Thursday. How many mangoes did Beverly have at the beginning?
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