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Dive into a pair of intriguing puzzles: one to warm up your brain and another to truly challenge your problem-solving skills. Whether you're in for a light exercise or a deeper dive, these problems ar
Hey there, puzzle enthusiasts! 🧩 I've got a couple of brain teasers for you today. One is pretty straightforward 🌱, while the other offers a bit more of a challenge 🏆. But don't worry, both are built on the same foundation and are so accessible that even a clever 10-year-old could crack them! Ready to test your mettle? Let's dive in!
🎉 The Easier Challenge: The Birthday Candle Conundrum 🎂
Seven friends celebrate their birthday on the same day and are respectively ages
They have a total of:
candles to share among them. Each would like to have at least as many candles as their age. Show that no matter how the candles are distributed, one of the friends will have enough candles to celebrate their birthday.
Solution :
🔍 The Bigger Challenge: Hunting for the Smallest Positive Rational 🔎
Prove that there is no smallest positive rational number.
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