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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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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

I'm afraid it is not correct Naresh..

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

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

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.

 

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.

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

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

Total 10 bags contain 1000 coins. U can find any number of coin with this combination :) m i right

 

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CORRECT!!!!! RASHID IMAM!!!!

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oh!!! i missed that 10 bags criteria


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