OK - for all you people who seem to love logic puzzles....
Jessica has a basket full of eggs
She gives amanda half the eggs in her basket plus half an egg.
She then gives Lorraine half the eggs in her basket plus half an egg.
She then gives Tracy half the eggs in her basket plus half an egg.
She then gives Sarah half the eggs in her basket plus half an egg.
She has no eggs left....
How many eggs did she start with ?
none
15 but 2late
[Edited on 22/3/04 by ray.h.]
nope - she starts with a basket full of eggs - but how many.......
a basket full of hard boiled eggs
Nope....
15?
DJ
This sounds like a Maths Exam question - Go home and weld something until the feeling passes.
Well done David - care to explain to the lesser mortals......
15 eggs
she gives half plus half to amanda
8 eggs to amanda leaves 7
she gives half plus half to loraine
4 eggs to loraine leaves 3
she gives half plus half to tracey
2 to tracey leaves 1
she gives half plus half to sara
1 egg none left
(doh)
[Edited on 22/3/04 by simonH]
15
beaten to it 
It's one of my favourites for getting a few heads scratching down the pub......
impressed though - answered pretty quickly... 