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The Bellhop Problem
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RE: The Bellhop Problem
April 30, 2018 at 12:39 pm (This post was last modified: April 30, 2018 at 12:54 pm by Abaddon_ire.)
(April 29, 2018 at 2:02 pm)Hammy Wrote: I suck at maths but I love mathematical problems that require more logic than numeral calculation.

A classic one is The Monty Hall problem. Another is 0.9...=1

Both of those have been covered on AF.

But as far as I am aware The Bellhop Problem hasn't been covered.

It's an interesting problem with a clever solution. And for those who are unfamilar with it... enjoy:




You present the problem and it's solution. What is the question?

ETA: Do you want the math or the logic? I can go either way.
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The Bellhop Problem

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The Bellhop Problem - by Edwardo Piet - April 29, 2018 at 2:02 pm
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by Abaddon_ire - April 30, 2018 at 12:39 pm
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by Edwardo Piet - April 30, 2018 at 3:53 pm
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by Abaddon_ire - April 30, 2018 at 7:51 pm
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by Whateverist - May 1, 2018 at 12:24 am
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by Grandizer - May 1, 2018 at 1:20 am
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by Abaddon_ire - May 1, 2018 at 7:38 am
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by Grandizer - May 1, 2018 at 7:48 am
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by Whateverist - May 1, 2018 at 9:53 am
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by Edwardo Piet - May 1, 2018 at 5:00 am
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by Grandizer - May 1, 2018 at 7:38 am
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by Edwardo Piet - May 1, 2018 at 10:54 am
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by polymath257 - May 23, 2018 at 11:03 pm
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by Whateverist - April 30, 2018 at 3:16 pm
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by Whateverist - April 30, 2018 at 6:49 pm
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by Edwardo Piet - April 30, 2018 at 7:30 pm
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by Kitan Etos - April 30, 2018 at 7:02 pm
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by Angrboda - May 1, 2018 at 10:40 am
RE: The Bellhop Problem - by Divinity - May 1, 2018 at 11:51 am

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