As I was going to St. Ives,
I met a man with seven wives;
Every wife had seven sacks;
Every sack had seven cats;
Every cat had seven kits.
Kits, cats, sacks, and wives.
How many were going to St. Ives?
Taken from Ahmes Papyrus – A History of Mathematics
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One!!!! Except, if you have someone behind. š