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Better Than The Best
Four men want to form two doubles teams for tennis. The four men have only this advice from their coach which they MUST follow when forming teams:
In order to have a great team, you need to play with a partner better than yourself.
The four men are:
Ted - The Worst
John - Second Worst
Juano - Second Best
Kuwatcha - The Best
How many different combinations of teams can they form?
In order to have a great team, you need to play with a partner better than yourself.
The four men are:
Ted - The Worst
John - Second Worst
Juano - Second Best
Kuwatcha - The Best
How many different combinations of teams can they form?
Hint
No simple math equation can solve this one. Go one by one.Answer
None, no matter how you put the teams together they will not follow the rule.Example: Ted and John, Ted does have a partner better than himself but John doesn't.
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Strange setting but still thoughtful
when didja think of thatta one
It's obvious to figure out if you try to put them on teams, because you'll run into error right away. Still a cool problem though... Did you make it up?
Yea, I made it up, my first one, so sorry to those who didn't like it. I was hoping it wouldn't go into the Trick category, makes it a little more obvious.
that was cool. Good first effort.
I liked it! I just immediatly after reading what to do, I started to count! Good first teaser!
good first try, i'm a beginner at these too but sorry i got it right away!
I guesss you could have a partner better than Yourself, but not yourself.
Yeah, I got this pretty quick too, but it was a good first shot. Well done!
this is more like something i'd see on my math test!
Uhmmm.... I came with the answer right away, but I tought it was too dumb to be the real answer.
i officially feel more stupid after that one
Jan 26, 2005
Nice nice......I likey this one!
Wow I almost fell for that one. Great teaser!!!!!
You almost got me on this one! I actually started writing down combinations and then it hit me - it couldn't be done according to directions...very clever!!!
this is a great teaser. i actually got it!
pretty good
fun - I liked it enough
So easy. It's a good teaser for your first try!
good but, ther's a simpler way to state the answer;The best player will never find a partner.
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