2. 100 Gold Coins
Five pirates have obtained 100 gold coins and have to divide up the loot. The pirates are all extremely intelligent, treacherous and selfish (especially the captain).
The captain always proposes a distribution of the loot. All pirates vote on the proposal, and if half the crew or more go "Aye", the loot is divided as proposed, as no pirate would be willing to take on the captain without superior force on their side.
If the captain fails to obtain support of at least half his crew (which includes himself), he faces a mutiny, and all pirates will turn against him and make him walk the plank. The pirates start over again with the next senior pirate as captain.
What is the maximum number of coins the captain can keep without risking his life?
Just hope you haven't seen this before.
difficulty ( hmm i 'll let you decide)
since 1 January 2008.
12 comments:
I have seen this before..so i give others a chance!
answer for tough one has been posted. Have a look
Can any pirate get 0 coins?
means is it necessary that all pirates recieve one or more coins?
alsp plz give some hint abt its lvl!!
Is the answer 57 coins?
Captain - 57
Sub-captain - 0
Sub-sub captain - 0
Sub-sub-sub captain - 22
last one - 21
check out my comment in the tough one pzl.
i am afraid shashwat but ur answer is wrong
shashwat is not even close!
the level may be considered as tough!
my answer - 32 coins. correct or incorrect?
i am afraid but ananth u are incorrect too.
sajal see my comment on tough one.
shikhar please give the answer and the reasoning.
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