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One dollar can buy a bottle of mineral water two empty bottles can be exchanged for a bottle of mineral water question:how many bottles of mineral water can you drink at most with 20 dollars

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Answer: 39

Explanation:

You exchange $20 for twenty bottles of mineral water.

[Drank: 20

Exchanged: 20/2=10]

[Drank: 20+10

Exchanged: 10/2=5]

[Drank: 20+10+5

Exchanged: 4/2=2]

[Drank: 20+10+5+2+1

Exchanged: 2/2=1]

Drank in total: 20+10+5+2+1+1

which is = 39

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