document.write( "Question 1210390: 100 coins are on a table showing 10 heads and 90 tails. You are blindfolded. Is it possible to divide the coins into 2 piles with an equal number of heads? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #852172 by ikleyn(52781)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "100 coins are on a table showing 10 heads and 90 tails. You are blindfolded. \n" ); document.write( "Is it possible to divide the coins into 2 piles with an equal number of heads? \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Yes, of course - if you ask another person, who is sighted, to do it for you :)\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Another way for a blindfolded person to perform this assignment on his or on her own \n" ); document.write( "is to select 5 head coins from the entire collection of 100 coins by touch.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In this case, you use your tactile senses instead of your sight.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To me, it remains unclear how this post and your question do relate to Math . . . \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |