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Original Usenet message from alt.ascii-art, 24 Aug 1996.
Re: <><><><>Can ANYONE do this Math Problem, Please?<><><><>

Re: <><><><>Can ANYONE do this Math Problem, Please?<><><><>

From bri <leg...@nauticom.net> · alt.ascii-art · 24 Aug 1996 00:00 · View full thread · report


> >> 
> >> Here's the problem: If you tell  2 people about our  webpage,
> >			           ^-(guy 1 and 2,at point 1)
> >>                     and  they each tell two  people, and they
> >				          ^-(3,4,5,6,at 2)
> >>                     tell two  people, and so  on and so forth,
> >			   ^-(7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,at 3)	
> >>                     how many people would know after 20 times?
> >question: do guy 1 and 2 tell two more people at point 3? or do they
> >only tell 3-6 at point 2?
> >--

..... 

this assumes that each person being "told" about the webpage has yet to
hear of it.  In my estimation this is a BIG assumption.  The real answer to
this question could never be known without actually trying it...

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From: "bri" <leg...@nauticom.net>
Subject: Re: <><><><>Can ANYONE do this Math Problem, Please?<><><><>
Date: 1996/08/24
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