Game Time :)
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You and me decide to play a game. Starting with me, we placed a "+" or "-" sign in front of any number from 1 to 20 1, 2, 3...18, 19, 20 After all 20 numbers have been signed, I will pay* you in dollars, Math.Abs(value of the sum) So you have to tell me the best strategy to make the maximum amount of money when the game ends
example i put a "+ sign before 3
1, 2, 3...18, 19, 20
becomes
1, 2, +3...18, 19, 20
then its your chance you put a minus sign before say 15
1, 2, +3...18, 19, 20
becomes
1, 2, +3..-15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
again its my chance
And so on...So guys if you want your name in the print, here is your chance :) * disclaimer: No actual money involved, Come on be a sport --- My first article^
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You and me decide to play a game. Starting with me, we placed a "+" or "-" sign in front of any number from 1 to 20 1, 2, 3...18, 19, 20 After all 20 numbers have been signed, I will pay* you in dollars, Math.Abs(value of the sum) So you have to tell me the best strategy to make the maximum amount of money when the game ends
example i put a "+ sign before 3
1, 2, 3...18, 19, 20
becomes
1, 2, +3...18, 19, 20
then its your chance you put a minus sign before say 15
1, 2, +3...18, 19, 20
becomes
1, 2, +3..-15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
again its my chance
And so on...So guys if you want your name in the print, here is your chance :) * disclaimer: No actual money involved, Come on be a sport --- My first article^
Genius programmers ??? Maths no one ??? I am assuming cpians have laid back and needs no more brain crunching for the week. ok give it a thot in the weekend hint: Max -Min method --- My first article^
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You and me decide to play a game. Starting with me, we placed a "+" or "-" sign in front of any number from 1 to 20 1, 2, 3...18, 19, 20 After all 20 numbers have been signed, I will pay* you in dollars, Math.Abs(value of the sum) So you have to tell me the best strategy to make the maximum amount of money when the game ends
example i put a "+ sign before 3
1, 2, 3...18, 19, 20
becomes
1, 2, +3...18, 19, 20
then its your chance you put a minus sign before say 15
1, 2, +3...18, 19, 20
becomes
1, 2, +3..-15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
again its my chance
And so on...So guys if you want your name in the print, here is your chance :) * disclaimer: No actual money involved, Come on be a sport --- My first article^
If you go first, just choose a sign and put it in front of '20'. Then, put the same sign on all of your future picks, and always pick the biggest number that hasn't been signed. If you go second, stick to the same sign that the first person used on their first pick, and place it on the highest value available. Then continue using the same sign throughout, again picking the biggest available number on each pick. Pretty boring. I hope you pay me a lot of money to compensate for this boredom.
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Genius programmers ??? Maths no one ??? I am assuming cpians have laid back and needs no more brain crunching for the week. ok give it a thot in the weekend hint: Max -Min method --- My first article^
Quartz... wrote:
I am assuming cpians have laid back and needs no more brain crunching for the week.
Thank you, but I have enough math on my hands right now.... _________________________ Asu no koto o ieba, tenjo de nezumi ga warau. Talk about things of tomorrow and the mice in the ceiling laugh. (Japanese Proverb)