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Dec 11, 2023
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The Poisoned Wine: A king has 1000 bottles of wine and one is poisoned. He has 10 slaves to test the wine and a 10-day party. The poison takes effect in exactly 10 days. How can the king find the poisoned wine in time?

Answer: The king uses a binary system to label the bottles and test them on the slaves. Each slave drinks from certain bottles according …

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