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I have seen this question before and has beenI am intrigued by thethat there might be various ways this questionit can be solved,. I do know of one way, but I am trying to find out if there is any other approach possible, the. The acceptable answer has to provide a methodology, preferably multiple, along with the answer to the question.

There are 25 horses and 5 tracks, horses. Horses run at their original spedspeed, regardless of how many races they run, what. What is the least number of races needed to determine the top 3 horses.? There are no stop watchesstopwatches or other equipment, and the only way to determine the order is ranking in a specific race.

I have seen this question and has been intrigued by the various ways this question can be solved, I do know one, trying to find if there is any other approach possible, the acceptable answer has to provide a methodology, preferably multiple along with the answer to the question.

There are 25 horses and 5 tracks, horses run at their original sped regardless of how many races they run, what is the least number of races needed to determine the top 3 horses. There are no stop watches or other equipment and the only way to determine the order is ranking in a specific race.

I have seen this question before and I am intrigued that there might be various ways it can be solved. I do know of one way, but I am trying to find out if there is any other approach possible. The acceptable answer has to provide a methodology, preferably multiple, along with the answer to the question.

There are 25 horses and 5 tracks. Horses run at their original speed, regardless of how many races they run. What is the least number of races needed to determine the top 3 horses? There are no stopwatches or other equipment, and the only way to determine the order is ranking in a specific race.

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Horses and Tracks

I have seen this question and has been intrigued by the various ways this question can be solved, I do know one, trying to find if there is any other approach possible, the acceptable answer has to provide a methodology, preferably multiple along with the answer to the question.

There are 25 horses and 5 tracks, horses run at their original sped regardless of how many races they run, what is the least number of races needed to determine the top 3 horses. There are no stop watches or other equipment and the only way to determine the order is ranking in a specific race.