5 Pirates Version 2 Puzzle
The Puzzle:
On their ship, they decide to split the coins using this scheme:
The oldest pirate proposes how to share the coins, the OTHER pirates (not including the oldest) will vote for or against it.
If 50% or more of the pirates vote for it, then the coins will be shared that way. Otherwise, the pirate proposing the scheme will be thrown overboard, and the process is repeated with the pirates that remain.
Assuming that all 5 pirates are intelligent, rational, greedy, and do not wish to die, (and are rather good at math for pirates) what will happen?
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