Monday, September 27, 2004
Prize for slow run
Two persons with their own horses are participating in a strange competition. These two persons are asked to run the race and the prize will be awarded to the owner of the horse, which comes not first, but second. Since it is of the odd type of racing, and also slower horse wins the race, none of them is really starting to go. The competition seems to be unclear, unable to pinpoint the winner, however there is an ingenious method by which you can determine the winner in a fair and justifiable manner. Can you spot it?
Answer:
Just swap the riders. i.e. by changing the riders between themselves, they will have really a running race, because if one comes first, naturally his horse will come second, and thus win the competition. A real competition will ensure by swapping them. What a brilliant idea!!
Answer:
Just swap the riders. i.e. by changing the riders between themselves, they will have really a running race, because if one comes first, naturally his horse will come second, and thus win the competition. A real competition will ensure by swapping them. What a brilliant idea!!
