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dethwing · DeTheeThaw

since its for charity i thought we could combine our works, and heres my share. The pirates started with 3121 pieces of gold. And those pirates probably had calculators to figure out thier share

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wordcross · Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2000 3:23 am Post subject: 2

I disagree with that answer, but I haven't worked it out yet. I have heard a similar question before, but it involved coconuts and a monkey, and the answer was between 70 and 80. I'll get back to you on it.

Andy · Daedalian Member

The puzzle asks, "What is the fewest coins they could have began with?" dethwing's answer (3121) is correct, but his wording is a little off. The pirates could have begun with as few as 3121 coins, but they could have had more - in fact, they could have had 3121 + 15625k coins, where k is any non-negative integer. Each additional 15625 coins originally in the chest results in an additional 1024 coins for each pirate in the final division (plus their hidden booty, of course).

wordcross · Posted: Fri Dec 08, 2000 4:30 am Post subject: 4

I rescind my post, for I made an error. The previous puzzle I had seen only had 3 pirates, so the number was a great deal smaller. My apologies.