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A geometric gangster shooting (Posted on 2019-05-06) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Ten gangsters are standing on a flat surface, and the distances between them are all distinct. Suddenly, each of them fatally shoots the one among the other nine gangsters that is the nearest. What is the maximum possible number of surviving gangsters?

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  Subject Author Date
Solution with explanationFrankM2020-05-20 19:44:20
First thoughts (More to come later, I hope!)FrankM2019-05-07 08:42:53
re(2): A guess (spoiler?)Charlie2019-05-06 18:21:38
re(2): A guess (spoiler?)Charlie2019-05-06 17:01:42
re: A guess (spoiler?)Jer2019-05-06 12:25:03
A guess (spoiler?)Steve Herman2019-05-06 10:51:31
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