Problem 1
Two ladies played cards for candy; the winner received one piece per game from the loser. When it was time for one of the ladies to go home, one lady had won three games, while the other lady had a profit of three pieces of candy. How many individual games had they played?
Problem 2:
In two decks of cards, what is the least amount of cards you must take to be guaranteed at least one four-of-a-kind?
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Problems from 09/14/17
Problem 1
Raj likes to read the Sunday paper while eating brunch. If he always reads the same 4 sections, in how many different orders can he read them?
Problem 2:
Raj's father like to read Saturday and Sunday paper while eating brunch. He reads 5 sections from Saturday's paper and 6 from Sunday's paper. 2 sections are repeated on both days. How many different orders can he read them?
Congratulations to Ramachandran Balakrishna, who was the winner of the last set of puzzles.
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