Amit buys 11 chocolates for himself and his friends. The shopkeeper offers him the trade of getting 1 chocolate for every 2 wrappers he gives back in exchange. How many chocolates will Amit have till he runs out of wrappers to exchange?
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Let's think of chocolates and wrappers separately. If you start with n chocolates and n wrappers, you will end up with 2n-1 chocolates and 1 wrapper. This is because 2 wrappers can be traded for 1 chocolate and 1 wrapper. In this way,
3 wrappers can be traded for 1 chocolate and 2 wrappers, and the 2 wrappers can be traded for 1 chocolate and 1 wrapper. The overall exchange is 3 wrappers to 2 chocolates and 1 wrapper.
Thus, n wrappers can be exchanged for n-1 wrappers.
Thus, n chocolates and n wrappers can be exchanged for 2n-1 wrappers.
Let n=11.
2n-1=21
Ans: 2 1