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How many candies must Sunil eat in order to make sure that he won the bet?

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Sunil and Tapesh are two mad logicians and loves betting.
They placed 11 Candies at the table and designed a small betting game, in which both of them need to eat Candies turn by turn with the following rules:
Rule1: One need to eat at least one candy.
Rule2: One cannot eat more than 5 candies.

The one that eats last candy will loose.

Sunil won the toss and need to start.

How many candies must Sunil eat in order to make sure that he won the bet?

posted Jun 29, 2017 by Nikita Sehgal

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If Sunil eats 4 candies and leaves 7, he will be able to win the bet.

answer Jul 1, 2017 by 이기가



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