For the King’s revelry 6 barrels of beer have been ordered. However, it was found that one of them is poisoned. The poison takes effect even if consumed in the tiniest amount after 14 hours. You need to find, within 24 hours, the poisoned barrel and have at your disposal some beer guzzling mice. The smallest number of mice required to find the poisoned barrel is
a.6
b.4
c.3
d.2

• it is 3..as 2^3=8>6
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(22) No(3)
• here the formula is 2^n > given no of battles then "n" is our answer
  for example 30 barrels are there then 2^5 i.e 32 is grater than 30 so our answer is 5
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(8) No(19)