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[shivani]

1. Guess the next number

77 58 49 45 29 27 23

[shivani]

clue.... C can chose to shoot anyone/anywhere..

actually there is no clue to this one.. only a pretty simple solution if you think about it : ). Ive just put something there to direct you towards it.

[vivekpm]

clue.... C can chose to shoot anyone/anywhere..

actually there is no clue to this one.. only a pretty simple solution if you think about it : ). Ive just put something there to direct you towards it.

Yeah I assumed that. I have kind of come up with a strategy but cannot work out the numbers now (already 1 am, feeling sleepy ). I think I won't be able to exactly calculate the probability of C surviving. I am still working on it.

I think C should hit B first and pray that he misses (or he can misfire the shot if he can) because if he hits B then he will run into A who is a super killer and if he misses against A, he is surely gone. So probability of C surviving when he hits B is less.

C cannot afford to start with A and miss. As doing so will be "the end" for C.

On other hand, if he misses B and B in turn misses C (chances are 50%), then A and B will have a duel and one of them will perish. C should try to shoot whoever is left amongst A and B. Here probability of C surviving will be relatively higher.

Going by numbers I am getting C's highest chances for survival while he aims at B first are something like 5/18 and when he aims at A first is 2/9. But as I said, I am not too convinced of these numbers. What I am sure though is that the strategy is correct.

Cheers,