6. (Bonus Problem; 4 bonus marks) A group of five refined criminals come across

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6. (Bonus Problem; 4 bonus marks) A group of five refined criminals come across stash consisting of five $1000 bills. For reasons alluded to below, they eventually decide that a "democratic" way of deciding how to divide the loot is best. They number themselves by rank, with the leader being number 1 and the lowly getaway car driver being number 5 The following procedure is repeated until the loot is finally divided up (a) The living criminal of lowest rank (i.e., with the highest number among the crim- inals still alive) proposes a way of dividing the loot (b) All living criminals vote on the proposal. (c) If the proposal receives at least 50% of the votes, the loot is divided as proposed. Otherwise, the criminal who made the proposal is killed, and the process starts over

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The best proposal is Just saying " I don't want the loot", And just give them sugestion that there would be fight between 1-1 and 1-1. and finally there would be 2 persons alive and again conduct the fight between the remaining 2 persons. at that time they almost lost their energies . so that would be simple. and the 5th criminal is saved. He can get profit at that time by fighting with the person who was alive.

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