Puzzle 20 | (5 Pirates and 100 Gold Coins)There are 5 pirates, they must decide how to distribute 100 gold coins among them. The pirates have seniority levels, the senior-most is A, then B, then C, then D, and finally the junior-most is E. Rules of distribution are: The most senior pirate proposes a distribution of coins.All pirates vote on
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Missionaries and CannibalsQuestion: In the missionaries and cannibals problem, three missionaries and three cannibals must cross a river using a boat which can carry at most two people, under the constraint that, for both banks, if there are missionaries present on the bank, they cannot be outnumbered by cannibals (if they w
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Puzzle | Water Jug ProblemWe have two water jugs, one measures 4 Gallons (4G) while the other measure 9 Gallons (9G). But there is no measuring label mentioned on either of these two jugs i.e. we cannot know the exact amount filled in the jug. Now, assuming there is an infinite amount of water supply, can we measure all 1G,
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Puzzle | Six Houses P, Q, R, S, T, and UThere are three houses on each side of the road. These six houses are labeled as P, Q, R, S, T, and U. The houses are of different colors, namely, Red, Blue, Green, Orange, Yellow, and White. The houses are of different heights. T, the tallest house, is exactly opposite to the Red-colored house.The
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Puzzle 46 | Rich or PoorA place has two kinds of residents, Poor, who always tell the truth, and their opposites, Rich, who always lie. You encounter two people A and B. What are A and B if A says “B is a Poor†and B says “The two of us are opposite types†? Answer: Both A and B are Rich Solution: Let p and q be the statem
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