Here's a fun one courtesy of Henry Ernest Dudeney, one of England's great puzzle writers. Enjoy!
Note: If you could all please input your answers using the previously noted html code it will allow others to answer without having a spoiler. Copy it verbatim and do not stick any " or ' in your answer and it will work.
Question
In the city of Funkytown, the following facts are true:
- No two inhabitants have exactly the same number of hairs.
- No inhabitant has exactly 483,207 hairs.
- There are more inhabitants than there are hairs on the head of any one inhabitant.
What is the largest possible number of inhabitants of Funkytown?
Good Luck!
Not sure how to use the html code but i think its infinite.
You'd think that, but not being able to have 483207 means that it would have to jump to 483208 which would exceed the number of people in the town this capping it at 483207.
Reprehenderit quia deleniti et aut provident. Nihil enim est maxime aspernatur amet repellat. Perspiciatis repudiandae consectetur illum.
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