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27. Magical places of worship - 1

Mani and Hari are thick friends. One day both of them set out to visit places of worship.
Mani went to the temples & Hari to the churches.They had a wonderful experience and wanted to share the same.
Mani told Hari,I bought some flowers before going to the temples. In each temple there was a small pond.

Before entering each temple I took a dip in the pool. “ Oh !” What a surprise. The flowers were doubled.
I offered 8 flowers in each temple. I came out empty handed from the 3rd temple.
Guess the number of flowers I bought?

Hari, being an intelligent fellow cracked the puzzle in no time. 
Are you as smart as Hari is?

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