Problem 5B: Want to Place Your Bet? (TTL)

Heuristics to highlight

Act it out; Draw a diagram; Restate the problem in another way; Solve a simpler problem; Aim for sub-goals.

Two stacks of cards are numbered from 1 to 100. You are invited to play the game with the following rule: draw one card from each stack. You win the game if the product of the numbers on the card is 5000 or more. Otherwise you lose the game. Would you want to play the game? Justify your answer.



Suitable hints for Pólya Stages I, II and IV


Copyright © 2013. All rights reserved.