The best chance is #3 because all he needs is take #1 + #2 divide by 2. e.g. #1+#2=28 then he take 14. This is the best chance to avoid being highest or lowest and worst case scenario is he equals #1 & #2. However because all 5 knows this simple theory so I think they all died because they all ended up picking the same number of beans.5.39.217.77:8898, }. T2 t/ u% G
0 I/ s! S" E6 f0 q" nStarting from #1, he knows he cannot pick anything bigger then 49 because if he did, then #2 only have to leave 3 beans for #3 #4 & #5 then he'll live. e.g. #1 picked 53 then #2 picks 100-53-3=44. then A,C,D,E all died. e.g. #1=53, #2=(100-53-3)=44, #3=1, #4=1, #5=1. The best chance for #1 is to pick anything less then or equal the median 20 (100 divided by 5). In fact anything between 3-20 won't change the result. Let's say #1 pick 20. ' h% @- {$ Q6 t+ i# o- [: f( _4 y
9 Q( A) A, N4 F, g$ h ?8 d公仔箱論壇Now #2 knows whatever he picks, #3 will take the median between him & #1 e.g. now #1 picked 20, if he pick 6 then #3 will pick 13 putting him either being the lowest or highest. He cannot allow that so the best chance is to match #1, so he picked 20 as well.
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0 z. A' l9 Z% W6 [5.39.217.77:8898#3 did the obvious choice 40 divided by 2 =20, so he picked 20) {! F- Q: t8 |. f
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#4 base on knowing the median rule take 60 divided by 3 =20, so he picked 20 as well." H9 c' v( M" q# v4 Q
1 K2 R' t% w! @/ D#5 same as above, he takes 80 divided by 4 =20, picked 20 as well.
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% m" ]1 s7 u1 C3 j; T8 mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbEnded all have the same number and all died. |