ಒಗಟು ೪ - ಖೋಟಾ ಸಿಕ್ಕಾ :

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 Answer to Puzzle 3:

You select to go first.

First you pick 9 candies so that 96 candies are first. After Patrick picks up his share of candies, you pick candies so that there are 90 candies left in the pile.

e.g.

If he picks up 1 candy, there will be 95 candies - and you pick 5 candies.

If he has picked up 2 candies, you pick up 4 candies

If he picks up 3 candies, you pick up 3.

So now you get the idea.

 

Now there are 90 candies, he will pick up 1/2/3/4/5 candies and you pick up so that there are 84 candies left in the pile.

Each time, you select a number so that the pile will have a multiple of 6 candies.

In the penultimate round, you pick up candies leaving behind 6 candies. No matter how many candies Patrick picks up, there will be 1/2/3/4/5 candies left in the pile. So you pick them up and you have won your mint candy!

 

ಒಗಟು ೪ - ಖೋಟಾ ಸಿಕ್ಕಾ :

ನಿಮ್ಮ ಹತ್ತಿರ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಮುತ್ತಜ್ಜಿಯ ಸಂಗ್ರಹದ ೧೨ ನಾಣ್ಯಗಳಿವೆ. ನಿಮ್ಮ ಅಜ್ಜಿಯ ಪ್ರಕಾರ ಅವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ನಾಣ್ಯ ಖೋಟಾ ನಾಣ್ಯ. ಆ ನಾಣ್ಯ ಬೇರೆ ನಾಣ್ಯಗಳಿಗಿಂತ ಭಾರವಾಗಿದೆಯೋ ಅಥವಾ ಹಗುರವಾಗಿದೆಯೋ ನಿಮ್ಮ ಅಜ್ಜಿಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. 

ನೀವು ತಕ್ಕಡಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ೩ ಸಲ ತೂಕ ಮಾತ್ರ ಮಾಡಿ ಯಾವ ನಾಣ್ಯ ಖೋಟಾ ಎಂದು ಪತ್ತೆ ಹಚ್ಚಬೇಕು. 

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