Hairytown Puzzle - Solution
The Puzzle:
The founders of Hairytown decreed years ago that:
1. No two people can have the same number of hairs
2. No one can have 999 hairs.
3. No one can have more, or the same, number of hairs as the population of the town
The town has now reached its maximum population - what is it?
1. No two people can have the same number of hairs
2. No one can have 999 hairs.
3. No one can have more, or the same, number of hairs as the population of the town
The town has now reached its maximum population - what is it?
Our Solution:
There are 999 people in the town, from bald to 998 hairs.
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