TED-Ed: Can you solve the cheating royal riddle? | Dan Katz

TED-Ed: Can you solve the cheating royal riddle? | Dan Katz

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In a competition devised by an eccentric King to choose his successor, contestants roll two dice 20 times to achieve the highest score. The advisor must disqualify any contestant suspected of cheating. Bertram's score of 840 is impossible, Cassandra's 700 is highly improbable, and Draco's 423 is mathematically impossible due to number theory. Alexa's score of 385 is valid, making her the new heir.

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