Riddle
Farmer Brown came to town with some watermelons. He sold half of them plus half a melon, and found that he had one whole melon left. How many melons did he take to town?
Answer
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Answer
Three melons
Why it works
The trick is whether the situation repeats after the first step or the list counts the same item more than once.
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