hmm...suitable rply i suppose.... thanx...:):) REGARDS, PAYAL GUPTA
On Thu, Aug 18, 2011 at 4:36 PM, DheerajSharma <dheerajsharma1...@gmail.com>wrote: > it would take c days to take off all the hats > > On Aug 18, 3:51 pm, "pg@manit" <gpt.pa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > A bunch of men are on an island. A genie comes down and gathers > > everyone together and places a magical hat on some people’s heads > > (i.e., at least one person has a hat). The hat is magical: it can be > > seen by other people, but not by the wearer of the hat himself. To > > remove the hat, those (and only those who have a hat) must dunk > > themselves underwater at exactly midnight. If there are n people and c > > hats, how long does it take the men to remove the hats? The men cannot > > tell each other (in any way) that they have a hat. > > FOLLOW UP > > Prove that your solution is correct. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to algogeeks@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to algogeeks+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.