A man needed to pay his rent and was out of money, but found that his rent was worth about one gold link on his chain per day. What is the fewest number of cuts he can make in his 23-link chain to pay the rent for up to 23 days?
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March 24th, 2010 - 20:35
2 cuts
September 9th, 2009 - 13:05
Anish:
4 Cuts making it 5 links: 1,2,4,8 and 8
September 1st, 2009 - 15:02
4 cuts…..1,2,4,8 links
September 1st, 2009 - 03:30
22 cuts