Thread: Queen's Heads Puzzle
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Old 07-21-2010, 01:30 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by obs20 View Post
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It seems that I have to place at least 11 heads in front of me to survive. Since on the table there are 80 tales and 21 heads which is a ratio of about 4 to 1. What makes sense to me is to take each of the 21 coins I pick and turn them over before placing them back down on the table in front of me.
That sounds like the right strategy, to answer Q1. How about Q2?
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