Monday, March 31, 2008

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[1.7 | 11 | 24] A treasure map has n villages marked on it, and it contains the following instructions: Start at village A, go 1/2 of the way to B, 1/3 of the way to village C, 1/4 of the way to village D, and so forth. The treasure is buried at the last stop. Problem: You lose the instructions, and don't know in what order to select the villages. Show that it doesn't matter! You can still find the treasure.


The solution is in the title.

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