Breanna had a basket of apples. She decided to give away ½ of her apples plus 1 to her father, ½ of her remaining apples plus 1 to her mother, and ½ of the last remaining apples plus 1 to her brother. If she had 1 left for herself, with 1. how many apples did she start with?

Breanna had a basket of apples. She decided to give away ½ of her apples plus 1 to her father, ½ of her remaining apples plus 1 to her mother, and ½ of the last remaining apples plus 1 to her brother. If she had 1 left for herself, with 1. how many apples did she start with?

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Breanna had a basket of apples. She
decided to give away ½ of her apples
plus 1 to her father, ½ of her remaining
apples plus 1 to her mother, and ½ of the
last remaining apples plus 1 to her
brother. If she had 1 left for herself, with
1.
how many apples did she start with?

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