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HE HAD 15 EGGS. THE FIRST PERSON BOUGHT HALF OF THE 15 EGGS WHICH IS 7½ EGGS AND ANOTHER ½ EGG. SO HE BOUGHT 8 EGGS IN TOTAL AND JACK IS LEFT WITH 7 EGGS. THE SECOND PERSON BOUGHT HALF OF THE REMAINING 7 EGGS WHICH IS 3½ EGGS AND ANOTHER ½ EGG. SO HE BOUGHT 4 EGGS AND JACK IS LEFT WITH 3 EGGS. THE LAST PERSON BOUGHT HALF OF THE REMAINING 3 EGGS WHICH IS 1½ EGGS AND ANOTHER ½ EGG. SO THE LAST PERSON BOUGHT 2 EGGS. THAT LEAVES 1 EGG REMAINING IN JACK'S BASKET THERE ARE 9 BOOKS ON THE SHELF. THERE ARE 3 BOOKS TO THE LEFT AND 5 BOOKS TO THE RIGHT. IN TOTAL, THERE ARE 3 + 5 + 1 BOOKS THERE ARE 99 RUNNERS IN MATT'S SCHOOL. THIS IS TRICKY. IF MATT IS THE FIFTIETH FASTEST RUNNER, HE WOULD BE NUMBER 50 IN THE SEQUENCE 1, 2, 3...50. TO BE THE FIFTIETH SLOWEST, HE'D HAVE TO BE NUMBER 50 IN THE SEQUENCE 50, 51, 52...99, SINCE THERE ARE FIFTY NUMBERS FROM 50 TO 99 INCLUSIVE 3. THE 7 CANDLES THAT MANAGE TO STAY LIT WILL MELT DOWN COMPLETELY. THE ONLY CANDLES THAT REMAIN IN THE END ARE THE 3 THAT ARE EXTINGUISHED BY THE WIND AND THEREFORE STAY INTACT