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 / ben
Md Abdul Aziz is on the right track...
Cut it into 3 part where the parts are 1, 2 and 4 segments long.
Day 1 - Give 1 segment bar
Day 2 - Give 2 segment bar ask for 1 segment bar back
Day 3 - Give 1 segment bar
Day 4 - Give 4 segment bar ask for 1 + 2 back
Day 5 - Give 1 segment bar
Day 6 - Give 2 segment bar ask for 1 segment bar back
Day 7 - Give 1 segment bar
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