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Question: Four Members A,B,C,D are playing a game .A person losing a game should double the amount of others .B,C,D are losing in order after three games .The amount after 3 games are A&B having 40,D is having 16&C 80. Each questions carry one mark:
a) who started with small amount of money?
b)who started with greatest amount of money?
c)what amount did B have?
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| June 06, 2008 12:02:14 |
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| vignesh_cse |
Member Since: June 2008 Total Comments: 2 |
RE: Four Members A,B,C,D are playing a game .A person losing a game should double the amount of others .B,C,D are losing in order after three games .The amount after 3 games are A&B having 40,D is having 16&C 80. Each questions carry one mark:a) who start
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The answer is,
a)A started with smallest amount of money
b)B started with greatest amount of money
c)B had 93 initially
The problem can be solved using BACKTRACKING
AFTER GAME-3 AFTER GAME-2 AFTER GAME-1 STARTING
A 40 20 10 5
B 40 20 10 93
C 80 40 108 54
D 16 96 48 24
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