Tuesday, May 5, 2009
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 daily for up to 23 days?
After making the cuts he will be able to pay the landlord each day. i.e. He will pay the landlord on the first day, the second day, the third day........and the 23rd day. Therefore he cannot just give him the whole chain.
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