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Chocolate Puzzle

A shop sells chocolates for Rs. 1 each and allows customers to exchange 3 wrappers for 1 chocolate. The document shows that with Rs. 15, a customer can get 22 chocolates total by first buying 15 chocolates, exchanging 15 wrappers for 5 more chocolates, exchanging 3 wrappers for 1 chocolate, and exchanging the wrappers from that chocolate along with 2 other wrappers for another chocolate, for a total of 22 chocolates.

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Chocolate Puzzle

A shop sells chocolates for Rs. 1 each and allows customers to exchange 3 wrappers for 1 chocolate. The document shows that with Rs. 15, a customer can get 22 chocolates total by first buying 15 chocolates, exchanging 15 wrappers for 5 more chocolates, exchanging 3 wrappers for 1 chocolate, and exchanging the wrappers from that chocolate along with 2 other wrappers for another chocolate, for a total of 22 chocolates.

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CHOCOLATE PUZZLE

A shop sells chocolates @ Re.1 each. You can exchange 3 wrappers for 1 chocolate. If you have Rs.15/- how many chocolates can you get totally????

SOLUTION: 22 CHOCOLATES
chocolates. on returning 15 wrappers you get 5 chocolates.
on returning 3 wrappers (keeping two wrappers in hand) you get 1 chocolate. now this one chocolate. wrapper and the twp wrapers you had will add on three. atlast on returning 3 wrappers you get 1 for 15 rupees you get 15

chocolate.

i.e.,

15+5+1+1 = 22

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