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Fair play (Posted on 2011-12-30) Difficulty: 3 of 5
Two gamblers, A and B, divided into a few bundles the money they've recently won and agreed to toss a coin for each bundle.
A 3rd gambler, nicknamed Mathwiz remarked: "It is an even money that A will win at least five of the tosses".
How many bundles of money were there?

  Submitted by Ady TZIDON    
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  Subject Author Date
Solutionzoccer2011-12-31 09:08:24
pascal solutionDaniel2011-12-31 08:28:16
SolutionIt doesn't take a Mathwiz (spoiler)Steve Herman2011-12-30 11:24:28
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