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Wise King and a Wise Minister.

The King wanted to test the intelligence of his courtiers.

So he gave a challenge to them.

He gifted everyone 1000 gold coins and told them to separate them in 10 bags in anyway.

But he quoted a condition.

You shall arrange those coins in such a way that you shall provide him
the correct bags containing the exact number of gold coins
without opening them.

That is the King may ask any number from 1 to 1000 gold coins and one shall give the exact bags containing those number.

If he do so, he will be gifted all those 1000 coins and if doesn't he shall return all those coins.

Only the Chief Minister arranged the bags.

HOW DID THE CHIEF MINISTER ARRANGE THE BAGS?

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Naresh

student

94 Points Posted on 19 June 2012

10 bags of 1 coin 10 bags of 2 coins and 10 bags of 5 coins and remining in bags of 10 coins in this way he can make any combination.

this is not standard we need 1 coin, 2 coins and 5 coins bags with these we can make any combination.

Naresh

Guest

I'm afraid it is not correct Naresh..

RaGHuRaM

The Easy are never Good and the Good are

4957 Points Posted on 19 June 2012

Jiju....I didn't understand the question perfectly.........

Can you explain it with an example..........?

Guest

okay Raghu..

Suppose..

the coins are arranged in any order (for eg: first bag may contain 10, second 15 or any random number)

If the king asks 10 gold coins... the king will give first bag.

If the king asks 25 coins... the king will give the first and second bag.

If the king asks 15 coins... the second bag...

But there must be only 10 bags...

No bag shall be opened.

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Originally posted by : Jiju Oommen
	Wise King and a Wise Minister. The King wanted to test the intelligence of his courtiers. So he gave a challenge to them. He gifted everyone 1000 gold coins and told them to separate them in 10 bags in anyway. But he quoted a condition. You shall arrange those coins in such a way that you shall provide him the correct bags containing the exact number of gold coins without opening them. That is the King may ask any number from 1 to 1000 gold coins and one shall give the exact bags containing those number. If he do so, he will be gifted all those 1000 coins and if doesn't he shall return all those coins. Only the Chief Minister arranged the bags. HOW DID THE CHIEF MINISTER ARRANGE THE BAGS?

Suppose..

the coins are arranged in any order (for eg: first bag may contain 10, second 15 or any random number)

If the king asks 10 gold coins... the king will give first bag.

If the king asks 25 coins... the king will give the first and second bag.

If the king asks 15 coins... the second bag...

But there must be only 10 bags...

No bag shall be opened.

Rashid Imam

Officer (Indirect taxation)

296 Points Posted on 19 June 2012

the bag should be arrange in this wat .......

1st bag	1
2nd bag	2
3rd bag	4
4th bag	8
5th bag	16
6th bag	32
7th bag	64
8th bag	128
9th bag	256
10th bag	489

U can find any number of coin with this combination :) m i right

Rashid Imam

Officer (Indirect taxation)

296 Points Posted on 19 June 2012

the bag should be arrange in this way .......

1st bag =	1 coin
2nd bag =	2 conis
3rd bag =	4 coins
4th bag =	8 coins
5th bag =	16 coins
6th bag =	32 coins
7th bag =	64 coins
8th bag =	128 coins
9th bag =	256 coins
10th bag =	489 coins