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Puzzle 3 : A sweet treat

 Solution to puzzle 2:

There is no missing dollar. 

The lawyers paid 30 dollars to the hotel of which they got back 5 dollars. Which means they paid 25 dollars to the hotel. And they paid 2 dollars to the waiter as tip. So the total amount they spent is 25+2 = 27 dollars.

They each had paid 10 dollars initially and they got back one dollar each. Which means they each spent 9 dollars. 9 X 3 = 27 dollars. 

Balanced!!


Puzzle 3 : A sweet treat 

You and Patrick have a candy competition. There is a pile of 100 caramel candies and one mint candy. Each of you have to take minimum 1 and not more than 5 candies at a time. The person who gets to pick up last candies will have mint candy as a prize which you love very much.
 
Patrick has let you decide who goes first.  Now who should be the first one to pick candies in order for you to win the race?
 
Hint : Try with 10 candies at first.  


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