Ben owes Glen a drink. Glen owes Rhen two drinks. Rhen owes Sven three drinks. Sven owes Ben four drinks.

To settle up, what is the minimum number of drinks that need to be bought by who for whom?

No prob. It's OK to post a solution; just don't give it away in the subject line for your post. That way people can talk about the puzzle while not actually reading the solution. :-)>

Posted by friedlinguini on 2002-12-19 06:49:16