A thief steals a number of rare plants from a nursery. On the way out, the thief meets

Chapter 6, Problem 73

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A thief steals a number of rare plants from a nursery. On
the way out, the thief meets three security guards, one after
another. To each security guard, the thief is forced to give
one-half the plants that he still has, plus 2 more. Finally, the
thief leaves the nursery with 1 lone palm. How many plants
were originally stolen?

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