there are 40 barreals are there and one is poisoned. If a drop is consumed he will die in 14 hrs then how many least mice are required to find the poisoned barreal?if we have only 24 hour.

• 40 i.e. 2^6(max)
  So the ans is 6 mice
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• 1mice is enough to find out the poisoned barreal...
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• by grouping the mice
  2^5
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• grouping them
  the mices will be =6
  reason:
  2^5
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• how much wd a mice drink ? :P
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• 1 mice required
  
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• i think,let a mouse consume every barrel in a regular interval,for ex 5 mins after the last one to consume next,since we have got 24 hr,the poisoned barrel can be found easily,i guess so!
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• please anyone explain?
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