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Paradox or a Riddle (Posted on 2003-04-18) Difficulty: 4 of 5
Four jolly men sat down to play;

And played all night till break of day;

They played for money and not for fun,

With separate scores for every one.

Yet when they came to square accounts,

They all had made quite fair amounts!

Can you the paradox explain?

If no one lost, how could all gain?

See The Solution Submitted by Ravi Raja    
Rating: 3.0000 (16 votes)

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Solution re: my solution | Comment 5 of 31 |
(In reply to my solution by Cory Taylor)

My idea is they didn't play eachother. There were 4 "1 on 1" games, and each of the four men won their game
  Posted by Gamer on 2003-04-18 06:41:42

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