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You have 12 coins, one of which is a fake and has a different weight than the others. Using a scale (two pans) can you determine the fraud in no more than 3 uses. | ;12 Coins | ||
:You have 12 coins, one of which is a fake and has a different weight than the others. Using a scale (two pans) can you determine the fraud in no more than 3 uses. | |||
There are 5 pirates who must split 100 gold pieces. They use the age-old pirate tradition that the oldest pirate offers a suggestion on how to divide the gold, if the suggestion is accepted by a simple majority it is done, otherwise (even in a tie) that pirate has to walk the plank and the remaining pirates start again. What happens? | ;5 Pirates | ||
:There are 5 pirates who must split 100 gold pieces. They use the age-old pirate tradition that the oldest pirate offers a suggestion on how to divide the gold, if the suggestion is accepted by a simple majority it is done, otherwise (even in a tie) that pirate has to walk the plank and the remaining pirates start again. What happens? | |||
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- 12 Coins
- You have 12 coins, one of which is a fake and has a different weight than the others. Using a scale (two pans) can you determine the fraud in no more than 3 uses.
- 5 Pirates
- There are 5 pirates who must split 100 gold pieces. They use the age-old pirate tradition that the oldest pirate offers a suggestion on how to divide the gold, if the suggestion is accepted by a simple majority it is done, otherwise (even in a tie) that pirate has to walk the plank and the remaining pirates start again. What happens?