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[math puzzle] Payment in fraction of gold bars.
03-20-2018, 11:06 PM (This post was last modified: 03-20-2018 11:40 PM by SlideRule.)
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RE: [math puzzle] Payment in fraction of gold bars.
Cut the bar into 3 unequal pieces as follows:
piece 1; 1/7 of the total bar from the left end = P1
piece 2: 2/7 of the total bar from the right end = P2
piece 3; 4/7 of the remaining bar = P4
Day 1 = +P1
Day 2 = -P1+P2
Day 3 = +P1+P2
Day 4 = -P1-P2+P4
Day 5 = +P1+P4
Day 6 = -P1+P2+P4
Day 7 = +P1+P2+P4

If you ignore the P, the +#'s add to the desired daily amount
ps: (+) mean give to employee & (-) means take from employee

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