Thread: The Last Bean Puzzle
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Old 06-28-2010, 08:50 PM   #18
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
I think you may have misunderstood the question. The pot has one fewer beans it it every time through his procedure.

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Okay what happens if the last 2 picked are white beans. The they are thrown away and 1 black bean is put back in the pot. Then you have a single black bean left.
Wait....
The last two were white that means the last was white. I get it, I get it
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