You've got someone working for you for seven days and a gold
bar to pay them. The gold bar is segmented into seven
connected pieces. You must give them a piece of gold at the
end of every day. If you are only allowed to make two breaks
in the gold bar, how do you pay your worker?

Answer Posted / amar damani

i will make two breaks making one, two & four,

day one: one
day two: take one give two
day three: give one again
day four: give four & take three (two + one)
day five: give one
day six: take on give two
day seven: give one

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