Empty Bottle Exchange Puzzle

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Solve the classic empty bottle exchange riddle: 3 empty bottles for 1 new bottle. How many can you drink?

The challenge

A store promotion offers 1 bottle of water for every 3 empty bottles. If you buy 10 bottles of water, what is the maximum number of bottles you can drink?

This is a classic math puzzle that tests your logical thinking and resource management. It has a straightforward answer and a clever one!

Rules

  1. You start with 10 bottles of water.
  2. Each bottle you drink leaves an empty bottle.
  3. For every 3 empty bottles, you can exchange them for 1 new bottle of water.