the notorious 2015 UK math exam
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Hannah has an unknown number of sweets. She eats 1 sweet and gives half of what remains to her friend. She eats another sweet and gives half of what remains to her friend again. She is left with 5 sweets. How many sweets did Hannah start with?

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