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Achava Nakhash, the Loving Snake  
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 More options Nov 7 2009, 1:54 am
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From: "Achava Nakhash, the Loving Snake" <ach...@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 17:54:29 -0800 (PST)
Local: Sat, Nov 7 2009 1:54 am
Subject: Re: Unsolvable Puzzle Challenge #1
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On Nov 6, 5:15 pm, sarah <academic.g...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello everyone :]
> i like to browse around the web searching for math problems and puzzles that are quite difficult, and nearly unsolvable. they are interesting brain excersises, some of which i can solve and some of which i cant. This particular one I can't figure out how to go about solving it, so I will post it here as both a challenge and a question to anyone willing to try it.

> here it is:

> A man has 4967 coins. Suppose he divides those coins into several coin pouches so that if you ask for any whole number of coins between 1 and 4967, he can give you the proper amount by giving you a certain number of pouches. What is the minimum number of pouches required for him to do this?

> note: i did NOT make this up, i found it on the web.

Sarah,

You write as if your are a native speaker of English, but there are
still many countries you could possibly come from.  This group is
quite international, and the coinage can vary significantly from
country to country.  What country do have in mind, and since not all
of know the types of coins of all countries, so it would be a good
idea to clue us in on that.

Regards,
Achava


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