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### How to let all people in Group A talk to all people in Group B in a shortest amount of time?

Ok, let say Group A has N number of people, and Group B has M number of people. I want each person in Group A to have a fixed T time conversation ( time T is fixed like 5 min or 10 min) with each ...
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### origin of the “missing dollar puzzle”

I am wondering when the missing dollar puzzle first appeared. I am sure I read it forty years ago or so, but maybe it is much older. Does anyone knows it?
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### Non-Diagonal Pointing Problem

You can see the rules for pointing problem at this article. It has been clarified that there is no solution to this question. But, what if we remove the diagonal rule? is there any solution?
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### Write digits 1 to 9 in the table, each pointing to next 3x3 grid

Write 1 to 9 digits in an empty Sudoku table with these rules (similar to 9-Queen problem): There are 9 Boxes indexed from 1 to 9 in the image below. and each box has a 3x3 grid child. Every two ...
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### Horses and Tracks

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 ...
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### Is this a new kind of liar puzzle?

I would like to ask if anyone has seen elsewhere this variation on the standard truth tellers/liars kind of puzzle. In the usual repertoire it is assumed that every person questioned knows the answer ...
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### Find a high-scoring 53-digit prime number chain

Let a “number chain” be a series of numbers, $n_0, n_1, ... n_{m-1}$ for some $m$, such that in base 10 the low digits of $n_i$ match high digits of $n_{(i+1)mod m}$. For example, after the number ...
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### Help understanding the solution to a “shooting puzzle”

I need help understanding the solution to the following puzzle: Puzzle: There is a "triangular" duel between the three shooters. Everyone shoots one by one, can shoot once and any person he wants. ...