Question

A single cell begins meiosis. how many cells will there be after meiosis i, to begin meiosis ii

Answer 1

There are 2 cell division in meiosis, the kind of cell division that leads to 4 haploid daughter cells.
In meiosis i, referring to the first cell division, there will be 2 daughter cells, they're all diploid, with 2 full sets of chromosomes. The parent cell does duplicates its chromosomes before meiosis i.
In meiosis ii, the second division of meiosis, the 2 diploid daughter cells will divide into 4 daughter cells, but not duplicating the chromosomes. Therefore the meiosis process leads to 4 daughters cells at the end with halved number of chromosomes.