document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=978455>Question 978455</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a puzzle consists of 5 button arranged in a circle. if any button is pushed, it will go to its opposite state i.e if it is on it will go off and if it is off it will go on .  Similarly, the button on either side of it will reverse in the same way. when the puzzle is switched on, all of the button come on . how would you go about turning them all off by presing one switch at a time </SPAN>\n" );
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