The owner of a local jewelry store hired four watchmen to guard his diamonds, but a thief still got in and stole some diamonds. On the way out, the thief met each watchman, one at a time. To each he gave 1/4 of the diamonds he had then, and 4 more besides. He escaped with 4 diamonds. How many did he steal originally?
Choose the most appropriate option.
A) 4384	B) 3384	C) 2384	D) None of these	E) Cannot be determined
Explanation :   Since, thief escaped with 4 diamonds,   Before 4th watchman, he had ( 4 + 4 ) x 4 = 32 diamonds.   Before 3rd watchman, he had (32+ 4 ) x 4 = 144 diamonds.   Before 2nd watchman, he had ( 144 + 4 ) x 4 = 592 diamonds.   Before 1st watchman, he had ( 592 + 4 ) x 4 = 2384 diamonds.   Answer : 2384
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The owner of a local jewelry store hired four watchmen to guard his diamonds, but a thief still got in and stole some diamonds. On the way out, the thief met each watchman, one at a time. To each he gave 1/4 of the diamonds he had then, and 4 more besides. He escaped with 4 diamonds. How many did he steal originally?