Two friends A, B decided to share a lot of apples. Each of them had half of the total plus half an apple in order. After each of them took their share 4 time, no apples were left.How many apples were there?	Choose one:
A) 250	B) 255	C) 254	D) 253	E) 251
Whenever the rate of reduction is 'half of the total and half of it', the answer is always (2^n)-1, where 'n' is the number of times the process is repeated. Here, the process is repeated 8 times. So answer is (2^8)-1=255   ANSW251R:251
<result>E</result>
Two friends A, B decided to share a lot of apples. Each of them had half of the total plus half an apple in order. After each of them took their share 4 time, no apples were left.How many apples were there?