The five pirates have found another 500 gold coins and wonder how to split them up. This time they say that unless a majority (more than 1/2) say yes to a plan, the one that proposed that plan will get killed and they will move on to the next plan. The order of plan making starts with 5, then 4, 3, 2, 1.

The pirates will try above all else to stay alive, even if it means accepting no coins. If they will stay alive either way, they would like the most coins possible. Also, the pirates have been on board the ship for a while and are getting tired with each other, so if faced with the decision to reject a plan or keep it, they will reject it if nothing else matters more to them.

What should Pirate 5's offer be?

Pirate 5 should offer a plan of keeping 497 coins, giving no coins to Pirate 4, one coin to Pirate 3, two coins to Pirate 2, and no coins to Pirate 1.

Posted by K Sengupta on 2024-02-29 00:15:41