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 / shivaswamy
It as 7pieces
Every day only allowed to make 2 pieces I, e from the full bar remove 1 piece daily and give it to worker keep 6 pieces bar (I, e 1 piece) with you
1234567
Day 1- remove 1
Keep-234567 (I, e 1 piece)
Day 2 -remv 2
Keep 34567(I, e 1 piece)
Day 3- remv 3
Keep 4567(I, e 1 piece)
Day 4- remv 4
Keep 567(I, e 1 piece)
Day 5- remv 5
Keep 67(I, e 1 piece)
Day 6- remv 6
Keep 7(I, e 1 piece)
Day 7- remv 7
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