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[–] photonic_sorcerer 26 points 2 years ago (16 children)

What if he'd hoped for 18000 spears? The total number of spears hoped for isnt stated, therefore we cannot assume that 6001 is exactly half of the total.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

therefore we cannot assume that 6001 is exactly half of the total.

Correct, all we can deduce is the bounds:

Let x be the number of spears hoped for.

6000 < x/2 < 6002

12000 < x < 12004

Edit: fixed error

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Less than half and more than half imply strict inequality, so 6000 < x/2 < 6002, so 12001 <= x <= 12003

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You're absolutely correct, it should be "<". Since he wished for such an odd number, I wouldn't constrain x to integers though. Maybe he wished for "more than twelve thousand spears"?

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