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If there are 30 cans out of them one is poisened if a person tastes very little he will die in exactly 14 hours so if there are mice to test and 24 hours to test, how many mice's are required to find the poisoned can?
a) 3
b) 2
c) 6
d) 1

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svs  (12 years ago)

ans : d)
because since mice will die after 14 hrs after testing a particular can
if mice tastes can1 : it will die after 14 hrs
if mice tastes cn 2 after 1 min : it wil dies after 14 hrs 1 min
if mice tastes cn 3 after 2nd min : it wil dies after 14 hrs 2 mins
dis will do on till it tastes 30th can..
so v cn find out using 1 mice only...

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deepak jaiswal  (12 years ago)

ans is option d. i.e. 1 mice is enough to test the poisened can

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Manish Kumar Dwivedi  (12 years ago)

ans is 1..we can esily find the poisoned can..

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taniya sharma  (12 years ago)

ans is b bcoz...1 mouse can test in 24 hour...so 2 mice is required to test since limit is given 14 hour

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pankaj kumar  (12 years ago)

we shall need 6 mice

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Payel  (12 years ago)

Let "n" be the no. of mice required
2^n > no.of cans given
2^5 > 30
Answr is 4

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