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You have 1023 oranges and 10 bags........................How do you distribute the oranges?

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You have 1023 oranges and 10 bags.
You have to distribute these oranges in these 10 bags in any way you choose.
But when I ask for a certain number of oranges you have to give them in terms of bags without transferring the oranges from other bags.
How do you distribute the oranges?

posted Dec 11, 2018 by Mridul

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You use the binary system
Bag - Oranges
1 - 1
2 - 2
3 - 4
4 - 8
5 - 16
6 - 32
7 - 64
8 - 128
9 - 256
10 - 512

answer Dec 11, 2018 by Jcm



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