SOLUTION: John has a board with 11 squares. He puts a coin in each of eight neighbouring squares without leaving any empty squares between the coins. What is the maximum number of squares i

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Question 1135193: John has a board with 11 squares. He puts a coin in each of eight neighbouring squares without
leaving any empty squares between the coins. What is the maximum number of squares in which one
can be sure that there is a coin?

Answer by ikleyn(52884) About Me  (Show Source):
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These squares start from  #4  and end at  #8,  so where are  8-3 = 5 such squares.


ANSWER.   There are 5 such squares in all, from #4 to #8, inclusively.

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