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If there are 30 cans out of them one is poisened if a person tastes very little he will die within 14 hours so if there are mice to test and 24 hours to test, how many mices are required to find the poisened can?
A) 3 B) 2 C) 6 D) 1

Solution

1 mouse is sufficient to get the result...
At 1st min the mouse tastes 1st can & dies at 14hr 1 min.
After 15 mins the mouse tastes 2nd can & dies at 14hr.15 Min
After 30 mins the mouse tastes 3rd can & dies at 24 hr 30 mins.
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After 7 hrs the mice tastes 29th can & dies after 21 hrs
If the mice is till alive after 21 hrs, then the poison will be in the 30th Can....
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Asked In TCS Aditi Sharma (13 years ago)

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Rohit  (13 years ago)

ths ans is wrong. the ans tht 1 mice is needed is true if it will die in exactly 14hrs bt if it dies within 14 hrs thn ans will be 5 mice are needed.

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soumitra sarkar  (13 years ago)

1 mouse......

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