The cookie conundrum has finally been solved - or so it seems. Three friends, Andy, Bea, and Celine, were left with a jar of ten cookies, each determined to get as many as possible without ending up with the most or least. Sounds like a simple game, but logic soon sets in.
In order for all three friends to walk away happy, no one can be left with the maximum number of cookies while also being at the lower end of the spectrum. This means that if Andy takes too many, he'll fall foul of condition 2 - having as many cookies as possible shouldn't mean having the most. Bea has a clever plan to avoid this: by taking all the remaining cookies when she can.
Andy's thought process is a bit more complicated. He doesn't want to take too few cookies, because that would make him the loser. However, he also can't take too many - or else he'll be left with the most, which isn't desirable either. So Andy takes four cookies and leaves Bea to do her thing.
As for Bea, she knows exactly what she's doing. If she only took a few cookies, Celine would end up with the least number, which is unacceptable. However, if Bea takes all the remaining cookies, then everyone walks away happy, each with an equal amount of cookies. It's a clever move, but does it work?
Luckily for our friends, yes, it does. Andy gets four, Bea gets six, and Celine is left with none. Not the most generous solution, perhaps, but one that satisfies both conditions.
Now, can you solve it yourself? Or are you as smart as Mr. Spock himself?
In order for all three friends to walk away happy, no one can be left with the maximum number of cookies while also being at the lower end of the spectrum. This means that if Andy takes too many, he'll fall foul of condition 2 - having as many cookies as possible shouldn't mean having the most. Bea has a clever plan to avoid this: by taking all the remaining cookies when she can.
Andy's thought process is a bit more complicated. He doesn't want to take too few cookies, because that would make him the loser. However, he also can't take too many - or else he'll be left with the most, which isn't desirable either. So Andy takes four cookies and leaves Bea to do her thing.
As for Bea, she knows exactly what she's doing. If she only took a few cookies, Celine would end up with the least number, which is unacceptable. However, if Bea takes all the remaining cookies, then everyone walks away happy, each with an equal amount of cookies. It's a clever move, but does it work?
Luckily for our friends, yes, it does. Andy gets four, Bea gets six, and Celine is left with none. Not the most generous solution, perhaps, but one that satisfies both conditions.
Now, can you solve it yourself? Or are you as smart as Mr. Spock himself?
. maybe its not always about being in the middle ground, but sometimes its just what needs to be done.
So this cookie problem is kinda like life, right? We all gotta find a balance between getting what we want and not screwing others over. I think Bea's plan is pretty genius, taking care of Celine and making sure everyone's happy. And Andy's strategy isn't bad either, it's all about finding that sweet spot where nobody's left feeling like they've been totally ripped off. I love how it all works out in the end too - it's like they say, sometimes you gotta think outside the box (or jar of cookies!). 
... seems kinda unfair if Bea takes all the rest and Andy only gets 4... wouldn't that make her the winner or smthn 
. just seems like a way to avoid the problem altogether, rather than finding a real solution
Come on, guys! This isn't rocket science 
! You're overthinking this whole thing... Andy just takes 4 cookies, Bea takes the rest (6), and Celine is like "good riddance" 
. I mean, what's the big deal? No one ends up with the most or the least, everyone gets a fair share 
. It's not that hard to see it from Andy's perspective - he doesn't want to be the jerk who takes all, but he also doesn't wanna be the chump who leaves everything for Bea and Celine 
. Give me a break, it's just 4 cookies out of 10! 
! taking all the remaining cookies ensures that no one ends up with too many or too few. i'm low-key impressed by their problem-solving skills 
. now it's my turn to give it a shot... wish me luck 
. It's all about being strategic and not wanting to be in an awkward position 
Would Bea still be able to get six? It's interesting to think about the consequences of each move 
! It's not about taking more than others, but making sure everyone gets a fair share. And let's be real, Andy didn't do so bad either, took four and left the rest for Bea to handle 
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. But for real tho, can we just get an app that automates this stuff? Like, a Cookie Solver or something? 
. A simple flowchart would've really helped me follow along more easily 
. That being said, Bea's plan is quite clever and I love how they explained it in a way that made sense even without any fancy math 
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Can we just get to the next puzzle or something? 
. Seriously though, this cookie conundrum is kinda genius (or Bea's clever plan to get all the good cookies 
. I guess you could say it's a cookie-based game of rock-paper-scissors... or just cookies 
. I mean, can't we all just get along with a few cookies each? 
. I mean, who gets cookies and doesn't want to be left with the most or least? But seriously, how did these three friends come up with such clever plans?
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