A shop stores x kg of rice. The first customer buys half this amount plus half a kg of rice. The second customerbuys half the remaining amount plus half a kg of rice. Then the third customer also buys half the remainingamount plus half a kg of rice. Thereafter, no rice is left in the shop. Which of the following best describes thevalue of x?

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Customer 1 (c1) buy (x/2 + 1/2) amount left (x/2-1/2) =A of this A mount c2 buys A/2 + 1/2 and amount left (A/2-1/2) = B of this c3 buys (B/2+1/2) and amount left (B/2-1/2) and this B/2-1/2 = 0 (given) you get B = 1, similarly putting B in above A= 3 and putting A in above eqn x = 7 kg

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