Brain Teaser...

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Tue, 11 Mar 03 01:42:05 -0000


Hiya All...

Now it's time for a bit of a challenging puzzle for you all to ponder...

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Brain Teaser
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A man gave his young son the following challenge. He offered his son
$1000 if the son could accomplish the following task. The father gave
his son ten envelopes and a thousand dollars, all in one dollar bills.
 
He told his son, "Place the money in the envelopes in such a manner that
no matter what number of dollars I ask for, you can give me one or more
of the envelopes, containing the exact amount I asked for without having
to open any of the envelopes. If you can do this, you will keep the
$1000."
 
When the father asked for a sum of money, the son was able to give him
envelopes containing the exact amount of money asked for. How did the
son distribute the money among the ten  envelopes?  

The answer follows, but think about it for a few moments before you
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The contents of the ten envelopes (in dollar bills) should be as
follows:
  
$1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, 128, 256, 489.
  

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